Key Support Worker- West Norfolk and Breckland

Headway Nw; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Eine engagierte Wohltätigkeitsorganisation sucht einen einfühlsamen Key Support Worker, um Erwachsenen mit erworbenen Hirnverletzungen zu helfen. Diese Rolle umfasst die Unterstützung von Klienten in persönlichen Belangen und die Förderung ihrer Unabhängigkeit. Sie arbeiten in einem freundlichen Team und tragen zur Verbesserung der Lebensqualität der Klienten bei. Diese Position ist ideal für jemanden, der eine positive Veränderung im Leben anderer bewirken möchte und bereit ist, Herausforderungen anzunehmen. Wenn Sie eine Leidenschaft für die Unterstützung von Menschen haben, ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie.

Qualifications

• Erfahrung in der Arbeit mit Menschen mit Unterstützungsbedarf.
• Fähigkeit zur Kommunikation mit Fachleuten und Familien.
• Gute IT-Kenntnisse und Bereitschaft, neue Software zu lernen.

Responsibilities

• Unterstützung von Klienten bei der Erfüllung ihrer persönlichen Pflegebedürfnisse.
• Durchführung von Gruppenaktivitäten, einschließlich Kunst und Kochen.
• Zusammenarbeit mit anderen Fachleuten zur Bereitstellung eines hochwertigen Services.

Skills

Erfahrung in der Arbeit mit Menschen mit Unterstützungsbedarf

Zielsetzung

Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

IT-Kenntnisse (Microsoft-Pakete)

Fähigkeit zur Gruppenleitung

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Key Support Worker- West Norfolk and Breckland

Salary Range: £12.21 per hour (standard days are 7.5 hours)

Headway Norfolk and Waveney is a charity that supports adults with acquired brain injury, including those caused by a stroke, traumatic injury or infection. We work to enable people to come to terms with their new circumstances, to stimulate a meaningful long-term recovery and provide new opportunities to enhance quality of life and build independence.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Support Worker to help in the West Norfolk and Breckland areas. As a Key Support Worker you will be required to support clients to meet their personal care needs sensitively and appropriately whilst also assisting clients to achieve independence as far as possible in all areas of their life, facilitating groups and activities including art, cooking and cognitive skills. Key Support Workers support clients in both a centre and outreach environment. Our centres are based in Kings Lynn and Dereham.

The position is for a 13-hour permanent contract where you will work over 2 days per week on Wednesday and Thursday.

You will be working within a committed, friendly, and supportive team of support workers and area manager. This is an incredibly rewarding job, where you make a genuine difference to people’s lives.

Salary: £12.21 per hour (standard days are 7.5 hours)

The successful candidate will have:

Experience of working with people care or support needs and a good understanding of the challenges they and their families face

Experience and understanding of goal setting

Ability to liaise with other health care professionals, families and key support workers to provide a high-quality cohesive service

The ability to work with support, within a developing and challenging environment

Excellent communication and written skills

Confidence in delivering groups and activities

A desire and willingness to take on a challenge and extra training

A clean driving licence and appropriate insurance with a means of transport to travel to various locations

Good IT skills using Microsoft packages and with a willingness to learn other software and client databases

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Gaynor Doy on 07708818073

The application process will be kept open until the right candidate is found, so please ensure your applications are received by us promptly.

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