Neurodiversity Support Worker – HMP Chelmsford
Do you want to make a difference in a dynamic and rewarding environment? Join our dedicated team at HMP Chelmsford as a Neurodiversity Support Worker.
As part of our team, you will play a key role in screening and assessing individuals to offer tailored interventions for people whose communication, thinking style, and coping strategies are affected by the presence of a Neurodevelopmental Disorder. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure each person receives the support they need to thrive.
What We're Looking For:
* Experience or training in supporting individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (such as ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, or learning disabilities).
* A compassionate and empathetic approach with the ability to adapt communication and support strategies.
* Strong teamwork skills and the ability to collaborate with professionals across different disciplines.
* Excellent organisational and communication skills.
This is a brand new role to our service, that you will be able to make your own.
Working hours will be Monday to Friday, 8am to 4.30pm.
If you are committed to promoting neurodiversity and believe in the potential of every individual, we would love to hear from you. This is your opportunity to contribute to a positive, supportive environment at HMP Chelmsford while making a real difference in the lives of those who need it most.
Apply now and join us in making a meaningful impact!
Main duties of the job
* To assist in initial assessments of people within prison to identify neurodevelopmental disorders and refer to appropriate pathways depending on the presenting vulnerability.
* Work collaboratively with services to conduct detailed assessments of appropriate referrals with a focus on neurodivergence needs.
* Develop, monitor, and review plans to meet identified needs with the supervision of Healthcare Professionals.
* Utilise a range of strategies using evidence-based interventions for people, that is time limited, with a focus on enabling greater awareness of individuals needs, reducing and managing offending behaviour.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
Job responsibilities
As a Neurodiversity Support Worker, you'll be part of our valued team:
* Competitive salary of £27,000 depending on experience with group pension.
* Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you.
* Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest rates.
* Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post-trauma support, legal, debt, and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling.
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise.
* An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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