RBKC MH Night support worker

Recruiting for a Night Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Kensington and Chelsea

GBP £23,019.36 per annum, working 40 or 30 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

There are both full time and part time roles available.

Job Overview:

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.

RBKC Mental Health provides 24 hour supported housing, to customers with long-term enduring mental health and complex needs - working across three sites in Kensington. RBKC Mental Health work with customers to develop greater independence in their lives - working towards stepdown to lower supported housing.

Key Responsibilities:

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.

• To carry out holistic assessments and devise appropriate recovery focused support plans, and comprehensive risk assessments in full consultation with service-users, their families/carers, and other agencies

• To ensure recovery focused support plans are created, reviewed, evaluated, and amended in accordance with changing needs, presenting risks and individual preferences in order to promote recovery

• Undertake key working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/Service Manager

• To be flexible and responsive to the needs of service-users as directed by their personal support plan

• To provide recovery focused support to achieve personal goals/aspirations in partnership with service-users, family members and statutory agencies. To work with service-users on a one-to-one basis to achieve positive outcomes within the given service timeframe

• Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks within an attitude of ‘positive risk taking’

• Provide structured support and guidance to other front-line staff in their area of expertise, building capacity and skills within the team, and contribute to the relevant internal specialist forum

Person Specification:

• Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement

• Approachable 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 self-esteem

• Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication

• Is essentially customer–focused

• Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can-do attitude

• Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

• Able to work independently

• Mature in approach

• Responsible

• Able to act quickly

• Responsive

Desirable:

• NVQ level 2/3

• At least an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care, or equivalent

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in working in mental health or other specialist social care services

• Bring expertise in specialist areas such as dual diagnosis, substance misuse, hoarding or therapeutic interventions.

• At least an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care, or equivalent

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in working in mental health or other specialist social care services

• Bring expertise in specialist areas such as dual diagnosis, substance misuse, hoarding or therapeutic interventions.

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 welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.