Bank Activities Coordinator - Eastbourne

Brainkind; Eastbourne; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Pension

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Free parking

Training and support

Job summary

Brainkind in Eastbourne is seeking a caring, flexible worker to enable service users to take part in recreational activities and to support independent choice.

You will work with healthcare assistants and therapists, helping address cognitive, social, emotional and physical needs while promoting rights and personal preferences. DBS checks and references are required.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required
• Level 2 in Care or other relevant subject/training is desirable
• Understanding of health/social care sector work
• Experience of working with people in a care setting or similar
• Skilled in interacting with all types of people
• Ability to develop and create a variety of interactive activities appropriate to the service user needs and wishes
• Ability to assess effectiveness of interventions, review and amend them as needed
• Proven experience of working within a team
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Able to work within policies and procedures

Responsibilities

• Working with healthcare assistants and therapists to ensure cognitive, social, emotional, physical and functional needs are addressed
• Facilitate service users in their chosen activities and enable self-care as appropriate
• Ensure service users’ individual rights and choices are promoted and supported
• Monitor the well-being of all service users and alert senior colleagues as necessary; maintain morale and confidentiality
• Support safe and smooth running of the service and take on reasonable additional tasks

Skills

Communication skills

Care sector understanding

Teamwork

Interacting with people

Policy compliance

Education

Level 2 in Care (desirable)

Job description

Job Description

Posted Thursday 27 August 2026 at 00:00

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 will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Lo cation: Shinewater Court, Eastbourne

Salary: up to £12.91 per hour

Hours: Flexible Bank

Brainkind is a charity that aims to imp rove the lives of people with 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 will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Main Purpose

To enable service users to take part in recreational and social activities of their choice, encouraging independent choice.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Working with healthcare assistants and therapists to ensure cognitive, social, emotional, physical and functional needs are addressed
• Responsible to facilitate service users in their chosen activities and to enable service users to deal with self-care deficits as appropriate
• Responsible to ensure that the service users’ individual rights and choices are actively promoted and supported, and their beliefs and preferences appropriately acknowledged
• Monitoring the physical and emotional well-being of all service users in order to be aware of changes and to alert senior colleagues as necessary. Assisting in maintaining morale of service users by communication and contact – achieved by talking and working with them.Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks

About you

• No formal qualifications required
• Level 2 in Care or other relevant subject /training is desirable
• Understanding of health/social care sector work
• Experience of working with people in a care setting or similar
• Skilled in interacting with all types of people
• Ability to develop and create a variety of interactive activities appropriate to the service user needs and wishes
• Ability to assess effectiveness of interventions, review and amend them as needed
• Proven experience of working within a team
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Able to work within policies and procedures

REWARDS :

You can look forward to excellent benefits, including:

• A salary of up to £12.91 per hour
• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Company Pension
• Group life assurance
• 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.

*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.