Support Worker - Berkshire, United Kingdom - Look Ahead Housing and Care

Look Ahead Housing and Care
Look Ahead Housing and Care
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Berkshire, 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

  • REQ00466
  • Date posted
  • 19/04/202 Application closing date
  • 17/05/202 Location
  • Berkshire
  • Salary
- £22,672.00 per annum

  • Package
  • Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
  • Contractual hours
  • 40
  • Basis
  • Full time
  • Job category/type
  • Full Time, Permanent
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Support Worker:

Job description

  • We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient
    Support Worker to join our
    Homelessness service in
    Berkshire.No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.

£22,672.00 per, working 40 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.


Wellesley House is a supported housing service in Windsor, Berkshire which houses 17 homeless families with children for up to 2 years.

Our accommodation is spacious, self contained, modern and include on site laundry facilities, a TV lounge, playroom and large private garden.

Staff work closely with customers to help them to identify and address their support needs and provide them with practical and emotional support to maintain their tenancies, access opportunities such as training and employment and maximise their income by ensuring they are accessing financial help they are entitled to.

We build on customers' life skills to enable them to lead independent, fulfilled lives. All referrals are received from the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead housing team.

  • This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation._

What you'll do:


Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service.

They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.


About you:


  • Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers
  • Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
  • Supporting key customers to set personalised goals in the form of a Support Plan
  • Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
  • Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
  • Proactively manage risk and safety both in and outside of their physical living environment
  • Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
  • Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
  • Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
  • Empowering customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
  • Encouraging and enabling tenants to pay their rent and ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively
  • Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all time and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
  • Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures
  • Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
  • Day to day instruction/ supervision of Assistant Support Workers/domestic staff/ Personal Support Assistants where appropriate
  • Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager

What you'll bring:


  • Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
  • Approachable and open behaviour
  • Prefers working as part of a group or team
  • Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
  • Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
  • Flexible
  • Open to feedback and self development
  • Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
  • Is confident with high levels
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