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

Look Ahead Housing and Care
Look Ahead Housing and Care
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Islington, 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

  • REQ00477
  • Date posted
  • 26/07/202 Application closing date
  • 23/08/202 Location
  • Islington
  • Salary
  • GBP £24,856.00 Per Annum
  • Package
  • 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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Night Support Worker
  • Mental Health:
Job description
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Night Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Islington. No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.

£24,856.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
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Want

to feel like you're making a difference? 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.

  • Arundel project provides 24 hour accommodation based support for up to 22 individuals with mental health conditions and complex needs. Arundel project is part of Islington Mental Health accommodation Pathway which offers opportunities to step down into lower based supported accommodations in the community.

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

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Support workers at Islington Mental 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 waking night working, including bank holidays, weekends and national holidays.
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What you'll do:


  • Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and external partners, creating a positive atmosphere
  • Carrying out holistic assessments of new customers which incorporate relevant statutory referral information
  • Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
  • Keyworking the most complex serviceusers with particular needs aligned with the post holders specialism
  • Create Risk management and support plans for providing appropriate services based on ongoing assessment and reflecting the services and resources available to enable customer to progress in their recovery
  • Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
  • Provide support and access to relevant services to enable customers to continue their recovery and empower customers to selfmanage their medication regimes through individual reenablement programmes and informed decision making
  • Undertake support work in partnership with external stakeholders to compliment their interventions, leading on partnering with specialist stakeholders;
  • Upskilling staff team in particular area of expertise
  • Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
  • Demonstrate strong commitment to the functioning of the staff team and to support colleagues in providing a high level of service and safety to customers
  • Involving customers in the design, development, and delivery of the service
  • Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues
  • Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times e.g. fire risk assessments, fire alarm checks etc.
  • Being responsible for the handover of key information between shifts
  • Provide structured support and guidance to other frontline staff in their area of expertise
  • To lead groups and activities offering a range of appropriate therapeutic and recovery focused inter
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