Brain Injury Support Worker — Compassionate Team Care

Brainkind; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Company Pension

Group Life Assurance

Eye Voucher Scheme

Free Parking

Long Service and Staff Awards

Job summary

Brainkind is a charity in the Leeds area providing care, rehabilitation and support for people with brain injuries. The role involves giving support to service users tailored to their individual needs, helping them lead a full and valued life and enabling participation in the local community.

Based at Victoria House, Garforth/Leeds, the position is full time (35 hours per week) with a salary up to £14.21 per hour. We offer training, excellent support, a pension, and staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Excellent face-to-face communication skills and a good standard of literacy.
• Strong time management skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Empathy for residents with positivity, patience and resilience.
• Dignified, boundaried manner with ability to keep own counsel.
• Experience in moving and handling including hoists.

Responsibilities

• To provide support to service users appropriate to their individual needs so they lead a full and valued life.
• To contribute to a homely environment with maximum involvement of service users in activities and decisions.
• To enable service users to participate in and contribute to the local community.

Job description

Brainkind is a charity in the Leeds area providing care, rehabilitation and support for people with brain injuries. The role involves giving support to service users tailored to their individual needs, helping them lead a full and valued life and enabling participation in the local community.

Based at Victoria House, Garforth/Leeds, the position is full time (35 hours per week) with a salary up to £14.21 per hour. We offer training, excellent support, a pension, and staff benefits.