Brain Injury Support Worker

4 months ago

Washington, United Kingdom Education & Case Mangement Services Full time

**Job Profile**

**Job Title**: Brain Injury Support Worker

**Employed by**: The Financial Deputy

**Supervised by**: Case Manager

**Location**: Washington

**Background**

Our client is a male who has a brain injury, and we are looking to expand the support team. Your main employment will be within our client’s own home at Washington.

Our client requires effective support by all involved to ensure holistic, sensory, and clinical support is provided to the highest standards. The role may also involve community and social support using our client’s own vehicle.

The support worker role will require you to support our client with his therapeutic and sensory timetable, personal care and support, and daily housekeeping tasks as well as close cooperation with the client’s family, Case Manager / Practitioner Case Manager, and any other relevant professionals.

**The Support Worker role involves**:

- To work in partnership with the client’s family, his care team and all MDT professionals involved in their care.
- To provide holistic and rehabilitation support that will maximise the client’s independence and welfare.
- To enable and support the client in all aspects of their daily living, whilst actively promoting choice, dignity, respect, and independence.
- To accurately record daily intervention notes.
- Implementing the care and support plan, rehabilitation exercises and guidelines.
- Providing the Client with support enabling him to access a range of social, recreational and rehabilitation activities.
- Supporting and encouraging the client to live an independent life under the guidance of the client’s family and Case Management team.
- Reporting any issues or concerns to the client’s family and or the Case Manager/ Practitioner Case Manager where required.
- Supporting the client in ensuring his property is well maintained.
- To carry out light domestic duties in his home as appropriate such as vacuuming, washing and ironing.
- To act as a driver, using the client’s own vehicle (mainly locally and further afield if required)
- To provide daytime, evening, and overnight support on weekdays and weekends, as required within a 24-hour support package.
- Availability to cover annual leave & sickness.
- To undertake training and supervision as agreed by the Case Manager.
- To ensure client confidentiality in all matters relating to the client.

**Skills, Knowledge and Experience**
- A non-judgemental approach with the ability to see things from other people’s perspectives and be respectful of their lifestyle choices.
- Calm communication style with clear pronunciation when speaking.
- An understanding of appropriate boundaries with a mature, confident and professional approach.
- To be able to integrate an understanding of brain injury - displaying empathy but with non - patronising approach.
- Ability to follow the support plan, The Case Manager/ Practitioner Case Manager/ family’s guidance and instruction as well as the ability to accept feedback.
- To display an understanding that the client’s workplace is also the client’s home.
- Ability to identify and manage potential risks to safeguard the client.
- Sensitivity and discretion necessary to working within a client’s own home.
- Ability to absorb complex information and training provided by the Case Manager / Practitioner Case Manager and any other relevant professionals to demonstrate accurate implementation of instruction and guidelines.
- Effective team working skills.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
- Behaving within the good practice guidelines and standards of consent outlined in ‘The Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England’.
- To Maintain accurate records.
- Experience of SEN, TA role or sensory background.

**Essential**

**Desirable**

**Qualifications**

SEN, TA, or sensory background experience.

NVQ Level II or III in Social Care

**Skills**

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Excellent record keeping skills.

Ability to work effectively within a team and on a one to one basis.

Ability to work with intelligence and initiative but to seek help, support, or advice when needed or appropriate.

Ability to utilise and implement training and instruction.

Ability to work in a planned and systematic fashion.

**Knowledge**

SEN, TA, or Sensory Background

Knowledge of brain injury.

An understanding of the needs of young people with disabilities.

**Experience**

SEN, TA, or Sensory Background

Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams.

Experience of working with clients with acquired brain injury.

**Personal Characteristics**

Ability to always demonstrate appropriate and professional behaviour for the role.

Tenacious and able to maintain a sense of purpose.

Ability to recognise and report mistakes and learn from this process.

Reliable and punctual.

Calm under pressure.

Ability to cope with complexities found in care.

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