Positive Behaviour Support Worker - Kent, United Kingdom - Look Ahead Housing and Care

Look Ahead Housing and Care
Look Ahead Housing and Care
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Kent, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Job profile:


  • The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
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Job details:
Job details:

Job reference

  • REQ00488
  • Date posted
  • 06/07/202 Application closing date
  • 30/08/202 Location
  • Kent
  • Salary
- £25,857.00 per annum

  • Package
- enefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

  • Contractual hours
  • 3 Basis
  • Full time
  • Job category/type
  • Full Time, Permanent
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Positive Behaviour Support Worker:

Job description

  • We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient
    Positive Behaviour Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities service in Gravesend.

£25,857.00 per annum, working 37.5 hours per week_. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, _staff discounts, healthcare and career progression._

Want to feel like you're part of one team? You'll feel at home here.

Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team.

After all, our people are doing something amazing:
helping to transform lives every day.


Information on the customer you will be supporting:
"_Hi, I'm K and I am a 25-year-old male who is moving to Gravesend this year _

  • I am moving from another area so will need my support network to guide me with exciting activities_
  • I'm looking for adventurous and passionate individuals to support me with my daily living skills but also to help me develop my skills to live more independently, to share my hobbies and interests in and to explore new hobbies and interests._
  • I love talking about Owls, like to visit bird sanctuaries and go on woodland walks, I have an interest in fans and radios and how they are made, I enjoy dismantling fans and radios and putting these back together again, I enjoy water sports, canoeing and kayaking and like photography. I take photos on my phone and tablet and these are VERY important to me._
  • I am looking for someone who is a good and clear communicator, who is assertiveness, shares enthusiasm with similar interests to me, like all animals and pets and makes learning new skills interesting and fun."_
  • This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation._

_ K's Professional Skills requirements:
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- _Compassionate and able to help me manage my anxiety levels. _
- _Assertive and able to help me manage my anger and frustrations. _
- _Experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities _
- _Can be creative around activities, especially owls and animals._
- _A driver so I can travel further distances._
- _Someone who can talk to me about washing machines, ceiling fans and owls._
- _PBS knowledge and can help support me in a positive way._
- _Being calm and patient with me and not rushing me to do things._


What you'll do:


Specialist Support Workers are responsible for supporting people with learning disabilities and behavioural needs to live full lives, develop skills and maintain their wellbeing.

Specialist Support Workers will need to be flexible and shifts will require some mornings, afternoons/Evenings and weekends.


About you:


Your role will include:

  • Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including sport and leisure activities, attending community groups, visiting local amenities, and introducing them to new activities to expand their horizons and networks;
  • Developing the customer's independent living skills and involving them in all aspects of maintaining and developing their home, including cooking, shopping, cleaning and decorating;
  • Enabling the customer to keep up with the important people in their life and to meet new people with shared interests;
  • Supporting the customer to communicate their wants and needs, and communicating with them in a personcentred way;
  • Supporting the customer to manage their anxieties and frustrations, using Positive Behaviour Support and Autismspecific approaches;
  • Collating a range of behavioural data and essential paperwork to be analysed within our local management structure;
  • Driving the customer to activities using the customer's vehicle, in rotation with the wider team;
  • Communicating with family members and a range of other key stakeholders including social work, psychology and commissioning teams;
  • Acting in accordance with the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support plus those specific to the service including any statutory requirements;
  • Consistently reviewing the customer's life goals and their progress towards achieving them, in partnership with them and those important to them;
  • Supporting the customer with
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