Community Support Worker - Birmingham, United Kingdom - The Disabilities Trust
Description
Support Worker
Erdington, Birmingham
Salary:
£10.50 per hour (£11.50 weekends & bank holidays)
Hours:
Flexible working hours available
Here is your opportunity to start a career in rehabilitation support work.
You do not need experience in care or support roles - we provide a full induction and specialist training and coaching.
Working in brain injury rehabilitation 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?
The Disabilities Trust 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
We're looking for Support Workers to join the team at our supported living service in Erdington, Birmingham.
We need motivated and enthusiastic individuals who will strive to deliver the best possible service for our service users, supporting them to achieve the greatest level of independence and life goals.
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 would like to hear from people who are flexible and committed to what is an exciting and fulfilling role.
We will train you to provide personalised support to our adult residents. You will follow individual support plans to meet the needs and aspirations of each person.The focus is developing independent living skills:
personal hygiene, meal preparation, exercise, leisure activities, socialising - the daily routine of regular life.
It is a really varied job, with all kinds of different activities to organise and participate in - both at Avenue Road and in the local Birmingham community: art, crafts, music, sports, gardening, shopping, swimming, and countless others.
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.
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 £10.50 per hour with a £1 increment over weekends and bank holidays
- 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata)
- Excellent training and support
- Group life assurance
- Eye voucher scheme
- 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
The Disabilities Trust 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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