Community Support Worker

2 weeks ago

York, York City, United Kingdom The Disabilities Trust Full time

Community Support Worker

£1000 welcome bonus (Subject to T&C)

Based at our service Rosegarth - Wiggington YO32 2PS

Salary:
upto £11.92 per hour

Hours:
Flexible working hours available

Here is your opportunity to start a career in support work.

You do not need experience in care or support roles - we provide a full induction and specialist training and coaching.


We also welcome experienced carers and support workers for other care settings, giving you the opportunity to put any transferable skills to their full potential.

Working in brain injury is different to other kinds of support work. You're there to encourage and guide individuals, helping them gain the skills and confidence to live independently.


You will share the journey with these inspiring people as they overcome hurdles, achieve milestones, and reach the goals they've set.


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.

The Role


Our aim is to support service users to live the lifestyle of their choice and promote independence, focusing on their individual goals and aspirations.

We are seeking a special person who is committed to assist the service in delivering quality person-centered support.

It is a really varied job, with all kinds of different activities to organise and participate in - both at the service and in the local community:

At Rosegarth we have a talented bunch We help people we support in a variety of ways - no two days are ever the same.


Your day could involve supporting service users to choir pracctice, supporting a service user who writes their own songs and records them at a recording studio in the city centre and also supporting a service user who plays in a brass band.

In the community, service users enjoy going to local pubs for meals, going to the cinema and going swimming. We are also eager to provide good in service activities such as yoga, board games, baking and more.

Rosegarth is a very social home - there is never a dull day We maintain a high quality level of personalised support, enabling our service users to holistically live their best lives.


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.

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 prioritise your own workload.

Rewards
You can look forward to excellent benefits, including handy discounts on many brands and services.

  • A competitive rate of
    upto £11.

92 per hour:
- £1000 welcome bonus (Subject to T&C)

  • 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Excellent training and support
  • Group life assurance
  • Company Pension
  • Eye voucher scheme
  • Long service and staff awards
  • Free parking
  • Nationwide employee staff discounts incl. eating out and shopping
  • Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and instore
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.

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's 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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