Rehabilitation Support Worker - Birmingham

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

Benefits offered by this job

33 Days AL

Buy/Sell AL

Simply Health

EAP

Training & support

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Eye Voucher

Long service awards

Free parking

Job summary

Brainkind in Birmingham is seeking a Rehabilitation Support Worker to assist residents through an initial 12-week assessment and rehabilitation journey at our brain injury centre. You will support daily living skills, encourage independence, and work closely with a caring team to help residents meet personal goals.

We value empathy, reliability, and good communication. Training will be provided, and a supportive environment with excellent benefits and training opportunities awaits the right

Job description

Rehabilitation Support Worker

LOCATION: Birmingham

SALARY: Up to £14.21 per hour

HOURS: 35hrs per week

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.

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.