We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Waking Night Specialist Behavioural Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities Service in Slough.
£27,352.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Waking Night Specialist Behavioural Support Workers are responsible for supporting people with learning disabilities and behavioural needs to live full lives, develop skills, and maintain their wellbeing.
The Common Road Service is a CQC registered home running for one customer with learning disabilities and Autism. The customer is supported by 2 staff to 1, 24 hours, 7 days a week. We are looking to maintain a staff team with an excellent value base to support the customer to build his life and develop his skills as an independent person.
Due to the needs of the customer, this is a male-only staff service.
The shift pattern for this role includes 9:30pm to 7:30am.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Develop the customer's independent living skills and involve them in all aspects of maintaining and developing their home, including cooking, shopping, cleaning, and decorating. Clean the house including office, collides, stairs, lounge, communal areas, toilets, kitchen, emptying rubbish, set bins for collections of rubbish, maintain security when customer is sleeping, completing notes on Log my care, and other online recordings and paperwork that will be asked by the management. Support the customer to communicate their wants and needs and communicate with them in a person-centred way. Support the customer to manage their anxieties and frustrations, using Positive Behaviour Support and Autism-specific approaches. Collate a range of behavioural data and essential paperwork to be analysed within our local management structure. Communicate with family members and a range of other key stakeholders including social work, psychology, and commissioning teams. Act in accordance with the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support plus those specific to the service including any statutory requirements. Consistently review the customer's life goals and their progress towards achieving them, in partnership with them and those important to them. Support the customer with personal care. Report any observations relating to customer welfare. Maintain records as required at the project. Participate in team meetings/reviews, support planning, risk management and the general development of the service. This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead. 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. 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. As an organisation, 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 have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values: We focus on Excellence and innovation. We are Caring and Compassionate. We are Inclusive and Trusted. We work in Partnership and are One-Team. Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
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Develop the customer's independent living skills and involve them in all aspects of maintaining and developing their home, including cooking, shopping, cleaning, and decorating. Clean the house including office, collides, stairs, lounge, communal areas, toilets, kitchen, emptying rubbish, set bins for collections of rubbish, maintain security when customer is sleeping, completing notes on Log my care, and other online recordings and paperwork that will be asked by the management. Support the customer to communicate their wants and needs and communicate with them in a person-centred way. Support the customer to manage their anxieties and frustrations, using Positive Behaviour Support and Autism-specific approaches. Collate a range of behavioural data and essential paperwork to be analysed within our local management structure. Communicate with family members and a range of other key stakeholders including social work, psychology, and commissioning teams. Act in accordance with the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support plus those specific to the service including any statutory requirements. Consistently review the customer's life goals and their progress towards achieving them, in partnership with them and those important to them. Support the customer with personal care. Report any observations relating to customer welfare. Maintain records as required at the project. Participate in team meetings/reviews, support planning, risk management and the general development of the service. This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead. 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. 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. As an organisation, 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 have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values: We focus on Excellence and innovation. We are Caring and Compassionate. We are Inclusive and Trusted. We work in Partnership and are One-Team. Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
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