Support Worker

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We're looking for three compassionate and resilient Support Worker's to join our Forensic Mental Health service located in Norbiton. No experience required, just the right values.,

• Some experience supporting people with mental health, social care, housing, criminal-justice or other complex needs, whether paid, voluntary or through personal experiences.
• A genuine interest in people and the patience to keep offering support when engagement is inconsistent.
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  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 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
• We focus on Excellence and innovation.
  
  Up to £30784 per annum + Annual Leave, Healthcare, Discount, £30,784.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.
• Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
• A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply)
All applicants must be legallyeligible to workin the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship. To provide consistent, recovery-focused and formulation-informed support that helps customers live safely, build independence and progress through the forensic step-down pathway. What you'll do:
• Build respectful, reliable and professionally boundaried relationships with customers.
• Deliver planned keywork and practical support with routines, cooking, budgeting, self-care, appointments, travel, physical health, medication and tenancy responsibilities.
• Contribute to support, risk, crisis, relapse-prevention and move-on plans and follow agreed actions consistently.
• 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