Dual Diagnosis Specialist Support Worker
confidential Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | Not mentioned |
|---|---|
| Location | Hackney |
| Type | Full-time |
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Dual Diagnosis Specialist Support Worker
Dual Diagnosis Specialist Support Worker, Look Ahead Care Support and Housing, Tower Hamlets
Looking for a new role where you can make a difference every day? We’re looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Dual Diagnosis Specialist Support Worker to join our Hackney Road Project service in Tower Hamlets
£23,970.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare, and career progression.
Shift Patterns:
Early – 7:30am – 4pm
Late – 2pm – 10:30pm
6 week rolling rota
5/7 days a week, including weekends and BH
Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the Southeast. 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.
At East London Apartments, we are looking for team members who are resilient and committed to working with individuals who have experienced complex trauma and multiple exclusion. East London Apartments is a complex need accommodation-based service in Tower Hamlets, supporting some of the most entrenched rough sleepers in the borough. The service has been developed on the principles of the Housing First model and is underpinned by trauma informed practice. We are looking for team members who are resilient and committed to working with individuals who have experienced trauma and multiple exclusion. Working at East London Apartments provides an opportunity to work closely with clinical teams, local statutory agencies, substance misuse services and the criminal justice system, so is an ideal setting for candidates with an interest in psychology, trauma, offending behaviours, mental health and substance misuse. If this is you, submit your application today!
Essential:
- Up to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant area (e.g., psychology, Health and Social Care, Mental Health) 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 providing targeted recovery focussed support to individuals with needs around trauma, mental health, substance use and dual diagnosis.
Job Overview:
When working with individuals with complex needs, who may display challenging, chaotic behaviours, regularly testing boundaries and have experienced multiple traumas as a result of abuse, neglect, years of street homelessness, or long stays in mental health hospitals, it is integral that the post holder is motivated to support individuals to progress. They should continually hold aspirations for individuals despite multiple setbacks, and display emotional resilience, able to process challenging incidents and remain motivated to deliver excellent support.
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.
You will provide information, social inclusion and vocational opportunities to support people to recover and stay well; exercise choice and control in their care and lives; and participate on an equal footing in the community. Provision of care and support is also provided to develop a model of re-enablement towards self-advocacy, self-management and empowerment, incorporating the principles and practice of recovery, co-production and peer support. Post holders will deliver trauma informed and asset based support to a caseload of up to 6 service users with needs aligned to their specialism – caseload is subject to change depending on the service needs.
- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and external partners, 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
- Key-working the most complex service-users with particular needs aligned with the post holder’s specialism – Trauma informed Care
- Create support plans for providing appropriate services based on on-going assessment and reflecting the services and resources available to enable customer to progress in their recovery
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of ‘positive risk taking’
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
- Embraces a Psychologically Informed approach
- Is capable of maintaining unconditional positive regard
- 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
- Approachable, open & professional behaviour
- At ease in directing others, is assertive and independent minded, will challenge others, and skilled in resolving conflict
- Drives change, enjoys dynamic diverse environments and demonstrates entrepreneurialism, creativity and innovation
- Demonstrates significant confidence and high levels of self-esteem
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 will 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.
This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation’
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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