Brainkind
Community Support Worker - Gomersal (Oxford Drive)
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Community Support Worker (BD19 4TU)
Gomersal - Oxford Drive
Salary: £13.21 per hour with £1 extra on a Bank Holiday and Weekend
Hours: 28 hours per week
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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.
We're looking for a Community Support Worker to work as part of an experienced team to deliver an exceptional service at our supported living service in Cleckheaton, BD19 4TU.
Main duties will include:
- Establish and maintain professional working relationships with the service users, contributing to the creation of a homely and pleasant living environment for each service user.
- Participate in the development of service user/s support plans, risk assessments and programmes, complete written records as necessary and in accordance with the guidelines provided.
- Providing care and support for our service users when conducting daily tasks
- Provide personal care as and when required
- Creatively support our service users to reach their full potential, achieve their goals and live their best lives
- Accompany service users in activities and visits as and when required
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Skills/Experience required:
- Previous experience of working within a care/support environment
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Good IT skills
- A full UK driving licence and car is advantageous
- Good time management
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Patience and resilience
- Flexibility and Commitment
Benefits Include:
- A competitive rate of £13.21 per hour with £1 extra on a Bank Holiday and Weekend
- 33 Days Annual Leave (pro Rata)
- 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
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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 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.
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