Bank Female Support Worker - Eastbourne

Brainkind; Eastbourne; Hybrid; GBP 13,776 - 20,664; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Group life assurance

Company Pension

Free parking

Job summary

Brainkind Neurological Centre York is looking for a dedicated Bank Support Worker to join our passionate team in Eastbourne. This role involves providing personalized support to adults with disabilities, helping them achieve their rehabilitation goals. Experience is not necessary as full training will be provided.

We offer flexible hours, a competitive salary of up to £14.71 per hour, and benefits such as 33 days annual leave, pension, and excellent training. Join us to make a difference in the lives of our residents.

Qualifications

• No specific experience required; personality and values are prioritized.
• Ability to support residents during rehabilitation.
• Good standard of literacy is needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized support to residents as per individual plans.
• Develop independent living skills with service users.
• Assist with personal hygiene, meal preparation, and social activities.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Communication skills

Time management

Job description

Job Description

Bank Support Worker

Location: Eastbourne

Salary: Up to £14.71 per hour

Hours: Part time, full time and twilight work available

Shinewater Court is located in Eastbourne and offers accommodation and support to adults with a range of disabilities including cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida and disabilities resulting from accidents or stroke. We are a passionate and committed team, delivering a high standard of care and rehabilitation. Our Support Workers and wider Team thrive on working together to enable our service users to be as independent as possible and achieve their rehabilitation goals.

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.

About You

We’re not looking for any kind of specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a good fit for the role and our Charity. We can train and develop you to become a great rehabilitation support worker if you:

• Have genuine empathy for our residents, with the positivity, patience and resilience to support them through the difficult times of their rehabilitation
• Enjoy teamwork and take pride in getting a job done well alongside your colleagues
• Have excellent face‑to‑face communication skills and a good standard of literacy
• Have good time management skills and the ability to prioritise your own workload

Rewards

• Competitive rate of Up to £14.71 per hour
• 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Group life assurance
• Company Pension
• Free parking

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.

All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks.