Floating Rehabilitation Support Worker

**Location**: Based in Bury, expected to travel across the North of England

**Salary**: £14 per hour, fully paid travel time and 45p per mile. (Pending pay review after successful probation)

**Contract**: Full time, 35 hours per week plus sleeps on a 4 weekly base line rota. This role is a combination of day shifts, sleeps and waking night shifts when needed.

We are seeking a Floating Rehabilitation Support Worker to provide exceptional services to our bespoke packages across the North of England. This is a rewarding opportunity to be a part of our clients rehabilitation journey and support our clients to achieve as much independence as possible. This exciting role will be based from our Bury office, working closely within a team helping to ensure that a continuity of care is provided to our clients.

We recognise the hard work, flexibility and commitment of our people so we offer a wide range of employee benefits, such as a thorough induction programme, on-going training to develop new and existing skills and a great employee Rewards scheme, where you will be able to receive a variety of discounts from major retailers.

**About The Role**

You will need to be fully flexible as you will be working with a variety of teams to help cover holidays, sickness and emergencies with 2 guaranteed days off per week. You will be working with a range of clients, all who have Acquired Brain Injuries. The needs of our clients are varied, some require 2:1, and some 1:1 support. We will require someone who is confident working within a team and on their own. You will be given a 4-weekly base line rota and must be flexible to change.

Your main attributes will be friendly, approachable and have empathy towards your clients treating them with respect and dignity at all times. We support vulnerable people to live as independently as possible, by building their confidence and skills to realise their potential.

**About You**

Required
- Experience of working in a support role, both in the community and the home.
- Friendly, approachable and confident in the role.
- Experience and ability to understand and deal with complex and challenging behaviour.
- Flexible in approach to meet the needs of the client.
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent recognised health profession qualification.
- Full driving licence with access to own car.

Desirable
- Experience working with acquired brain injury
- Previously worked with therapists to deliver a support plan.
- Registered on DBS update service.

**Why work for Support for Independence?**

We are an expanding, passionate rehabilitation company providing support to children and adults across England, specialising in acquired brain injury, spinal injury and other complex conditions.

As part of our commitment to making Support for Independence a great place to work, we believe that you are the key to our clients’ rehabilitation success and so we offer a great employment package including training, supervisions & support along with an excellent rate of pay and many benefits which include:

- 5.6 weeks holiday including bank holidays, rising to a day of annual leave per year of service, up to a maximum of five days (pro rata for part time)
- Employee counselling service
- Quarterly supervisions
- Free DBS Checks
- £150 referral scheme
- Competitive rate of pay
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Great modern office well located in Bury - with free tea, coffee and parking
- Auto enrolment pension scheme
- Employee online discount programme for major retailers
- Lots of social events and activities

We are a friendly team that encourage success at all levels. we are an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a working environment that is free from all types of discrimination, empowers our employees and encourages everyone to be the best they can be.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £14.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Wellness programme

Physical setting:

- Homecare

Shift:

- Day shift
- Night shift

**Experience**:

- Support Worker: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: SFI173