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

Look Ahead Housing and Care

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Islington, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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

REQ00470
Date posted
18/05/202 Application closing date
01/06/202 Location
Islington
Salary

- £12,428.00 per annum

Package
Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Contractual hours
20
Basis
Part time
Job category/type
Part Time, Permanent

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Support Worker:

Job description
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Islington. No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.

£12,428.00 per annum, working 20 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you have an exciting future? 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.

Islington Mental Health Accommodation Pathway provides support to people living with various mental health conditions and complex needs.

The service consists of a 24-hour supported accommodation service, and 3 medium-low supported accommodation services across the borough of Islington.

Support workers at Islington Menal Health Accommodation Pathway work within a multi-disciplinary team, providing support to customers with a range of mental health and support needs.

This will include support with emotional, social, physical & domestic needs.

You will be skilled in engaging both customers and stakeholders and have a good understanding of the needs and diversity of this client group.

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to work in a therapeutic environment that at times can be challenging and provide quality, evidence-based care and risk management strategies.

You will be highly motivated and committed to continuous professional development.

You will be committed to supporting customers through their recovery journey and skilled in engaging them with their move-on pathway.

You will work flexibly to respond to emerging needs and effectively address the needs of the customer group. This role will include working bank holidays, weekends and national holidays.

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

What you'll do:

Undertake keyworking responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Senior Support Worker/Team Leader/ Service Manager. Creatively working to engage with customers.
Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions. Promote positive risk taking.
Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers.
Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities.
Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation.
Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team and policies
Undertake housing management duties in line with relevant HM contract.
Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned
Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
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