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

Look Ahead Housing and Care
Look Ahead Housing and Care
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Newham, 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

  • REQ004830
  • Date posted
  • 09/06/202 Application closing date
  • 23/06/202 Location
  • Newham
  • Salary
- £24,856.00 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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Night Support Worker:

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 Newham. 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 valued? 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.

  • Night Support Workers enable people with enduring and complex mental health needs to manage their tenancies and live independent lives of their choosing in the community. Night Support Workers are responsible for ensuring continuity of a support service at night and for keeping customers and the building safe.

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

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What you'll do:


  • Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
  • Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
  • Conducting key work sessions as required, 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'
  • Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance to support customers to independent living e.g. medication support
  • Perform light cleaning duties to allow new customers to move into the accommodation, also in common areas when required.
  • Carry our regular checks of the premises to ensure all exits and entrances are properly secured and intruders are not present in the scheme.
  • Supporting customers to maintain a healthy environment and where appropriate supporting them to clean their accommodation and maintain good personal hygiene
  • Assisting in the recording and reporting of customer incidents
  • Managing customer referrals, completing assessments and obtaining and maintaining all relevant paperwork
  • Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
  • Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues
  • Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
  • Encouraging and enabling tenants to pay their rent and avoid personal debt
  • 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
  • Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures
  • Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
  • Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/Manager

About you:


  • 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 lone working but is able to work as part of a team to achieve good outcomes.
  • 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 organized
  • 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
  • Ability to adhere to Look Ahead's professional boundaries policy

What you'll bring:


Essential:


  • NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with little or some previous relevant sector work experience

About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in Londo
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