Specialist Behaviour Support Worker - Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - Look Ahead Housing and Care

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

6 days 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

  • REQ00450
  • Date posted
  • 23/01/202 Application closing date
  • 26/02/202 Location
  • Hertfordshire
  • Salary
- £20,717 per annum

  • Package
  • 25 days Annual Leave, Pension Schemes + more
  • Contractual hours
  • 40
  • Basis
  • Full time
  • Job category/type
  • Full Time
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Specialist Behaviour Support Worker:

Job description
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Specialist Behavioural Support Worker, Look Ahead Care Support and Housing, Birchall Wood
£20,717 per annum + 25 days Annual Leave, Pension Schemes + more

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Shift pattern:

7am - 3pm

  • 2pm 10pm
  • We are currently exclusively recruiting

females only for this position, due to the need of personal care involved for the people in our service.

  • Looking for a new role where you can make a difference every day? We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to support a client with learning disabilities/autism/complex needs in our service in Hertfordshire.
  • Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, notforprofit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
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Essential:


  • Open and honest about what you can implement
  • Driving licence and a willingness to drive as part of support duties.

Desirable:


  • Experience of facilitating creative activities for vulnerable adults
  • NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
  • Minimum 2 years of experience working with customers with Autism/Challenging Behaviour/learning disabilities

Job Overview:


The Welwyn Supported Living Service will be a new home for one customer with learning disabilities and Autism, and we are looking to build a staff team with an excellent value base to support the customer to build their new life and develop their skills as an independent person.

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Key Responsibilities:


  • Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including art, visiting galleries, 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.

Person Specification:


  • Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
  • Exudes a warm friendly presence 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
  • Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
  • Is confident with high levels of selfesteem
  • Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
  • Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
  • Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour

This post is restricted to female applicants pursuant to Section 9s of the Equality Act 2010.

This position is advertised in accordance with para 1, Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

  • We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. _
  • This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation._
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