Rehabilitation Support Worker

Brainkind; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

33 days annual leave

Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL

Health plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and development

Company pension

Group life assurance

Eye care voucher

Long service awards

Free parking

Job summary

Brainkind, a charity focused on brain injury rehabilitation in the UK, is seeking a Rehabilitation Support Worker to join the team in Birmingham. You will support residents through assessment periods and rehabilitation, helping them regain skills with empathy and teamwork.

We value genuine care, strong communication, and the ability to prioritise tasks. Full-time hours, 35 per week, with a competitive hourly rate and generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Empathy and resilience to support residents through rehabilitation.
• Strong teamwork and pride in delivering quality care with colleagues.
• Excellent communication skills with residents and colleagues.
• Good time management and ability to prioritise workload.

Responsibilities

• Support residents during assessment periods and rehabilitation.
• Collaborate with the care team to plan activities and interventions.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Face-to-face communication

Time management

Job description

Why join us?

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve 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.

Rehabilitation Support Worker

Location: Birmingham

Salary: Up to £14.21 per hour

Hours: 35hrs per week

West Heath House is a brain injury rehabilitation centre where people initially come for a 12-week assessment period, where they begin a rehabilitation period to support their recovery. This is then reviewed and may be extended to allow for further rehabilitation to be supported.

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:

You can look forward to excellent benefits including:

• A competitive rate of up to £14.21 per hour
• 33 Days AL
• Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL each year
• Simply Health Plan; helps to cover the cost of routine healthcare treatments. Further information can be found at www.simplyhealth.co.uk/about-us
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Company Pension
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Long service and staff awards
• Free parking

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.