Brainkind
Support Worker - Cramlington
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Support Worker
Location: Cramlington
Salary: £13.21 per hour with £1 per hour extra on a weekend and Bank Holidays
Hours: 28 hours per week on Days
About Brainkind
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.
About the Role
Working with physically disabled adults with complex needs at a purpose-built unit with great access to the community. You’re there to support people and enable individuals to meet their own needs and sometimes helping them gain the skills and confidence to live independently and/or return home. You will help the individuals access the community, go swimming, the cinema, sports events, concerts, and more depending on the individuals’ interests.
You will share the journey with these inspiring people as they overcome hurdles, achieve milestones, and reach the goals they’ve set. You can make a massive difference and inspire the people you work alongside.
This role is based in Jane Percy House, a 25-bed purpose-built unit in Cramlington, Northumberland which provides care and support to people with physical disabilities and complex needs. We have a sensory room and a sensory garden.
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We will train you to provide personalized support to people who use our service, and in your induction, you will get to know how to work alongside and support them. You will follow individual support plans to meet the needs and aspirations of each person.
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.
You will work to Brainkind's values, be agile, resourceful, courageous, connected, and have heart. We work to these values in every aspect of our role and the people who use our service are at the heart of everything we do.
We provide a 4-week rota system where teams work together, and this includes evening and weekend work. Personal Care is a requirement of the job role for the people we support.
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 prioritize your own workload.
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Rewards
- A competitive rate of £13.21 per hour with £1 per hour extra on a weekend and Bank Holidays
- 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
- Eye voucher scheme
- 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.
Application
If this position sounds of interest to you, apply today by clicking the "Apply Now" button.
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 organization. It’s a place where we recognize, 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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