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$13/hr–$14/hr
Part-time
33 Days Annual Leave (Pro Rata), Buy/Sell Up To 5 Days Annual Leave Per Year, Health Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Training And Support, Company Pension
Posted 5h ago
~28 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Provide personalised support to adult residents with brain injuries to help them develop independent living skills. Duties include personal care, meal preparation, and accompanying service users to activities and visits.
Requirements
Candidates must have previous experience in a care or support environment and a full UK driving licence. Strong communication, IT skills, and the ability to handle a challenging environment with patience are required.
Full job description
Community Support Worker DRIVER REQUIRED
Kippax
Salary: £13.21 per hour with £1 extra on a Bank Holiday and Weekend
Hours: 28 hours per week
Why join us?
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of peoplewith brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
The Role
We will train you to provide personalised support to our adult residents. You will follow individual support plans to meet the needs and aspirations of each person. The focus is developing independent living skills: personal hygiene, meal preparation, exercise, leisure activities, socialising – the daily routine of regular life.
You’ll get huge job satisfaction from seeing the people you are supporting do more for themselves and live the life they want to live. If you’re interested in building a career, we’re here to support you all the way on your own journey.
Main duties will include:
- Establish and maintain professional working relationships with the service users, contributing to the creation of a homely and pleasant living environment for each service user.
- Participate in the development of service user/s support plans, risk assessments and programmes, complete written records as necessary and in accordance with the guidelines provided.
- Providing care and support for our service users when conducting daily tasks
- Provide personal care as and when required
- Creatively support our service users to reach their full potential, achieve their goals and live their best lives
- Accompany service users in activities and visits as and when required
Skills/Experience required:
- Previous experience of working within a care/support environment
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Good IT skills
- A full UK driving licence
- Good time management
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Patience and resilience
- Flexibility and Commitment
Benefits Include:
A competitive rate of up to £14.21 per hour
33 Days Annual Leave (pro Rata)
Buy/Sell up to 5 days Annual Leave per year
Health Cash Plan
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Excellent training and Support
Company Pension
Group Life Assurance
Eye Voucher Scheme
Long Service and Staff Awards
Free Parking
We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.
If this position sounds of interest to you, apply today by clicking Apply Now button.
Please note: we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.
All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks
Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.
Related keywords
NeurorehabilitationBrain InjuryPersonal CareIndependent Living SkillsSupport PlansRisk AssessmentsCommunity SupportDBS CheckDisability ConfidentSocial Care
Brainkind is the UK’s leading charity helping people to thrive after a brain injury.
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Founded
1984
Headquarters
Burgess Hill, West Sussex
LinkedIn followers
13,817
We are the UK’s leading charity helping people to thrive after a brain injury. We provide innovative rehabilitation and ongoing support to ensure life after brain injury can be a life well lived.
Offices: 32 Market Place, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9NP, GB · Silkwood Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF5 9TJ, GB
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