Rehabilitation Support Worker

Here is your opportunity to start a career in rehabilitation support work. You do not need experience in care or support roles – we provide a full induction and specialist training and coaching. Working in brain injury rehabilitation is different to other kinds of support work. You’re there to encourage and guide individuals, helping them gain the skills and confidence to live independently. You will share the journey with these inspiring people as they overcome hurdles, achieve milestones, and reach the goals they’ve set. Many of the people we support only stay for three months before they are ready to move on. You can make a massive difference in that time. We have full and part-time roles on offer. Brainkind provides care and support for people who have acquired brain injury and have a range of cognitive, physical and/or emotional symptoms following their brain injury. 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. It is a really varied job, with all kinds of different activities to organise and participate in: art, crafts, music, sports, gardening, shopping, swimming, and countless others.

Responsibilities

Provide personalised support to adult residents with acquired brain injury; follow individual support plans to meet the needs and aspirations of each person; focus on developing independent living skills including personal hygiene, meal preparation, exercise, leisure activities and socialising; organise and participate in activities such as art, crafts, music, sports, gardening, shopping and swimming; encourage and guide individuals to gain the skills and confidence to live independently

Requirements

Genuine empathy for residents, with positivity, patience, and resilience; enjoyment of teamwork and pride in getting a job done well alongside colleagues; excellent face-to-face communication skills and a good standard of literacy; good time management skills and the ability to prioritise your own workload

Benefits

Competitive rate of up to £14.21 per hour; 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays; buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave; Simply Health Plan; Employee Assistance Programme; excellent training and support; group life assurance; eye voucher scheme; free parking; company pension; long service and staff awards; employee wellbeing support; career development opportunities