Lifestyle Support Worker

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Headway - the brain injury association Full time
Salary - £11.78 (unqualified) to £12.21 ph

  • Contract
  • Permanent

Do you feel valued and included and make a difference?
Headway Birmingham & Solihull is a Brain Injury Charity.

Our Lifestyle Services Team provide support, services and guidance for people with an Acquired Brain Injury enabling them to improve their independence at home and in the community leading to an improved quality of life.


We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, friendly, positive, caring, self-motivated individuals who have the drive, personality and reliability to make a real difference to our clients' lives.

Your role will involve supporting clients to attend appointments, social activities, shopping in the community or with day to day living skills in their homes.

Some personal care may be required.

As well as meaningful work, great colleagues and outstanding training, our paid roles offer:

  • Annual leave
  • generous
    33 days each year (to include 8 bank holidays)
-
DBS Check - we cover the cost of your DBS check and further renewals once probation passed

  • Company Pension Scheme
-
Wellbeing Support, Advice and Guidance - via our in-house trained '
Mental Health Champions' and/or
Employee Assistance Program though an online portal or over the telephone

  • We pay for you to attend our
    comprehensive induction and ongoing training to include the
    Care Certificate and Elearning Certs:
  • Confidential
    counselling service
-
Brain Injury Certificates
Level 1 & 2 free specialist training in brain injury We can support you to obtain a range of
qualifications according to roles and support you with further development-
Staff Referral Scheme - earn £50 for referring a friend into a support worker position and further remuneration if still in role 6 months and 12 months later
-
GEM Awards
  • All of our employees are stars in our eyes and each year colleagues make nominations for special awards
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Social events, fundraising and team building - we value all our employees and try to bring people together socially
-
Blue Light cards provided for you to use at Highstreet retailers, days out, gifts, holidays and even when buying a car
  • Headway will purchase for you.
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Special Birthday days - an extra day's leave on your 'milestone birthdays'
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Health Scheme - employees can opt into the BHSF healthcare plan through which Headway B & S will pay at the basic level. This enables employees to claim money towards general day to day healthcare such as opticians and dentists
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Duvet Days - get rewarded for coming into work with an extra day off for full year attendance
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Respite Day - a day off for working carers who go above and beyond

Even though we are a small charity we feel we offer many great benefits that will hopefully make you 'feel valued, feel well balanced & feel looked after'.


Applicants will need to be a car driver, hold a valid driving licence with access to a car and have experience of working with vulnerable people with a disability, or be willing to gain a Diploma Level 2 or 3 in Adult Care.

Experience of working with acquired brain injury desirable.

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