Job Ref: 214316053

Date: 2021-07-29 14:24:15

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Recruiting 2 Senior Support Workers to join our Young Peoples service in Milton Keynes!

£23,543 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

The young people 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.
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.

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:
Embraces a Psychologically Informed approach
Is capable of maintaining high levels of performance whilst in a stressful environment.
Views challenging behaviour as a support need.
A strong specialist support worker with excellent interpersonal skills
Socially adept, networks widely, well connected in sector, influential

Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential:
Up to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant area (e.g. psychology, Health and Social Care, or a related qualification) OR experience in the social care/charity sector.
Experience building and develop strong professional partnerships with external providers aligned to their specialism

Desirable:2-3 years experience in a similar role with a proven track record of customer engagement as well as effective partnership working.

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 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

For full Job description please visit the Look Ahead Website

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