Rehabilitation Support Worker - Leeds

Brainkind Neurological Centre York; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Brainkind team as a rehabilitation support worker, providing essential support to individuals recovering from brain injuries. No prior experience required, as full training will be provided. Your empathy, teamwork, and communication skills are vital in helping residents achieve their goals and live independently. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and a focus on employee wellbeing.

Benefits

33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

Health Cash Plan

Group life assurance

Company Pension

Long service and staff awards

Free parking

Excellent training and support

Qualifications

• No specific experience required; personality and values are key.
• Excellent face-to-face communication skills needed.
• Genuine empathy for residents is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Encourage and guide individuals in rehabilitation to gain independence.
• Assist with personal care and engage in various activities.
• Support individuals through the rehabilitation journey.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Communication

Time Management

Resilience

Job description

Job Description

Posted Saturday 14 June 2025 at 23:00

Salary: up to £14.25 per Hour

Hours: 28-35 hours per week

Here is your opportunity to start a career in rehabilitation support work. You do not need experience in care or support roles – we provide a full induction and specialist training and coaching.

Working in brain injury rehabilitation is different to other kinds of support work. You’re there to encourage and guide individuals, helping them gain the skills and confidence to live independently.

You will share the journey with these inspiring people as they overcome hurdles, achieve milestones, and reach the goals they’ve set. Many of the people we support only stay for three months before they are ready to move on. You can make a massive difference in that time.

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of peoplewith 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’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

The Role

Daniel Yorath House specialises in the assessment andrehabilitationof people with an acquired brain injury and complex needs such as cognitive, physical and/or emotional difficulties, including physical and verbal aggression, impaired social functioning and disinhibited behaviour. Personal Care is a requirement for the People we support.

It is a really varied job, with all kinds of different activities to organise and participate in.

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. If you’re interested in building a career, we’re here to support you all the way on your own journey.

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

A competitive rate of upto £14.25 per hour

33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rata)

• Buy/Sell up to 5 days Annual Leave
• Health Cash Plan (From June)

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Excellent training and support

Group life assurance

Company Pension

Long service and staff awards

Free parking

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

If this position sounds of interest to you, apply today by clickingApply Nowbutton.

Please note: we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.

*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’s 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.