Mental Health Specialist Support Worker Job Vacancy in Look Ahead Housing and Care Milton Keynes – Updated today

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Company Name : Look Ahead Housing and Care
Location : Milton Keynes
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Job details
Job reference
REQ003362
Date posted
25/01/2022
Application closing date
13/03/2022
Location
Milton Keynes
Salary
£23,543
Package
40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
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Job category/type
Full Time
Mental Health Specialist Support Worker
Job description
Specialist Support Worker, Look Ahead Care Support and Housing, Milton Keynes.

Job description

Looking for a new role where you can make a difference every day? We’re looking for a kind, compassionate and resilience Support Worker to join our service in Milton Keynes
£23,543 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit 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.
Specialist Support Workers within Look Ahead are required to have either an extra dimension of experience or a higher qualification level as determined relevant for the particular post.
The Young People in Milton Keynes services will have complex and multifaceted needs. This could include emotional and mental health issues, drug, alcohol misuse, partaking in criminal activity and anti-social behaviours or being at risk of sexual exploitation.
Whilst the majority of young people referred will not yet be ready to live fully independently, they will be ready to begin the transition to adulthood and develop their independent living skills. The young people will require a supportive, structured and stable environment with clear boundaries in which to do this.
Specialist support workers are expected to work with the young people that have the most complex needs. They should be the lead in their team regarding their specialism, form partnerships with external agencies and lead on co production and customer engagement. You would work as part of a team of support workers and other specialists, providing support to the rest of the team as needed.

Essential Criteria

Sector work or equivalent experience in specialism applied for.
Knowledge of safeguarding young people and children
Ability to work as part of a team
Ability to work to deadlines
Good Record Keeping
Strong relationship skills

Desirable Criteria

Sector related NVQ or equivalent

Job Overview
As part of the Team within Look Ahead you required to have either an extra dimension of experience or a higher qualification level as determined relevant for the particular post.
The Young People in Milton Keynes services will have complex and multifaceted needs. This could include emotional and mental health issues, drug and alcohol misuse, partaking in criminal activity and anti-social behaviours or being at risk of sexual exploitation.

Key Responsibilities:

Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and 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
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
Lead on group workshops for customers
Share best practice and knowledge with the team

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

Person Specification:

Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvemen
Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviou
Prefers working as part of a group or tea
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgemen
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organise
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environment
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.

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 the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds

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