Support Worker - Hull

Brainkind; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Company Pension

Free Parking

Eye Voucher Scheme

Long Service and Staff Awards

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

Brainkind in Hull is seeking a Support Worker to provide compassionate support to adults with brain injuries at Victoria House. You will help service users lead a full and valued life, support daily activities, and encourage participation in the local community.

The role involves moving and handling tasks and night checks as needed; training and support are provided, with a strong team ethos and opportunities to develop within a reputable national charity.

Qualifications

• Experience providing care or support to adults with complex needs is advantageous.
• Ability to work with moving and handling tasks and basic night checks is desirable.
• Commitment to person-centred care and safeguarding is important.

Responsibilities

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

Job description

Support Worker

** WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE**

Salary: up to £14.21 per hour

Location: Hull

Hours: Multiple shifts and hours available

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’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other. Victoria House is a beautiful service situated on the bank of the Humber and provides accommodation, support, and care for people with brain injury and complex needs. It is part of Brainkind, a leading national charity, providing innovative care, rehabilitation, and support solutions for people with profound physical impairments, acquired brain injury.

Role Overview:

• To provide support to our service users appropriate to their individuals needs ensuring that each service user leads a full and valued life.
• To contribute to providing a homely environment, whereby the service user has maximum involvement in their own activities and decision making.
• To enable service users to participate in and contribute to the local community

Key Responsibilities:

• Brainkind has employed new management to support Victoria House.
• Boundaried, dignified and able to keep own counsel.
• Have genuine empathy for our residents, with the positivity, patience, and resilience to support them through the challenging 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.
• Have experience in moving and handling including hoists.
• Enjoys providing people with good quality care
• Understands the importance of person centred night checks, security and providing basic night care support such as repositioning.

Benefits Include:

• A competitive rate of up to £14.21 per hour, 33 Days Annual Leave, Buy/Sell up to 5 days Annual Leave per year, Health Cash Plan (from June), 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

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.

All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks

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 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