Specialist Behavioural Support Worker

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Specialist Behavioural Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities service in Slough. £10,945.00 per annum, working 16 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. Responsibilities: - Supporting people with learning disabilities and behavioural needs to live full lives, develop skills, and maintain their wellbeing. - Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including art, visiting galleries, attending community groups, and introducing them to new activities. - 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. - Cleaning the house, including offices, communal areas, and maintaining security. - Enabling the customer to keep up with important relationships and meet new people with shared interests. - Supporting the customer to communicate their wants and needs in a person-centred way. - Managing anxieties and frustrations using Positive Behaviour Support and Autism-specific approaches. - Collating behavioural data and essential paperwork for analysis. - Driving the customer to activities using the customer's vehicle, in rotation with the wider team. - Communicating with family members and other key stakeholders. - Acting in accordance with the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support. - Consistently reviewing the customer's life goals and their progress towards achieving them. - Supporting the customer with personal care. What you'll bring: Essential: - NVQ Level 3 or 2 or equivalent. - Minimum 2 years of experience working with customers with Autism/Challenging Behaviour/learning disabilities. - Driving licence and a willingness to drive as part of support duties. - This is a male-only staff service due to the needs of the customer. Desirable: - Experience of facilitating creative activities for vulnerable adults. About us: Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. We deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we can appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds. Please see our website for the full Job Description.

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