Support Worker - Hull - Victoria House

Brainkind; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Annual Leave

Bank Holidays

Simply Health Plan

Company Pension

Group Life Assurance

Eye Voucher Scheme

Free Parking

Long Service and Staff Awards

Job summary

Brainkind is a charity offering brain injury rehabilitation and support across the UK. The Rehabilitation Support Worker role is based in Hull, with flexible shifts including days, nights and weekends. Bank holidays add £1 per hour, with a discretionary £0.50 per hour market enhancement. We do not sponsor work permits.

Join a dedicated team at Victoria House, supporting service users to regain skills and live as independently as possible, in a caring, person-centred environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent face-to-face communication skills.
• Good literacy levels are required.
• Strong time management abilities.
• Empathy and resilience are essential.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Experience with moving and handling including hoists.

Responsibilities

• Provide support tailored to individual needs so service users lead a full, valued life.
• Help create a homely environment with active participation in activities.
• Enable participation in the local community.

Skills

Excellent communication

Literacy

Time management

Empathy

Teamwork

Moving and handling

Job description

Rehabilitation Support Worker

Location: Hull

Salary: £13.21 per hour Monday to Friday
£14.21 per hour Saturday and Sunday

Hours: We are looking for flexible workers who can do a range of shifts including Days/Nights and weekends. Driver - Ideally

Bank holidays: Additional £1 per hour for all hours worked on a bank holiday

Enhancement: Additional £0.50 per hour market enhancement (discretionary)

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

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.

You will 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 are interested in building a career, we are here to support you all the way on your own journey.

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.
• For an insight in to what the role would entail please watch our video detailing a Day in the Life of one of our Support Workers at Brainkind: Working at Brainkind: A day in the life - Millie

REWARDS:

You can look forward to excellent benefits including:

• A competitive rate of up to £14.71 per hour
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Buy/Sell up to 5 days Annual Leave per 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
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• 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.

**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 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.