Community Support Worker – Kippax (Butt Hill)

Employer: Brainkind

Position: Community Support Worker

Salary: £13.21 per hour

Job Type: Permanent

Work location: Leeds 

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

Your Responsibilities include:

• Establish and maintain professional working relationships with the service users, contributing to the creation of a homely and pleasant living environment for each service user.

• Participate in the development of service user/s support plans, risk assessments and programmes, complete written records as necessary and in accordance with the guidelines provided.

• Providing care and support for our service users when conducting daily tasks

• Provide personal care as and when required

• Creatively support our service users to reach their full potential, achieve their goals and live their best lives

• Accompany service users in activities and visits as and when required

Work schedule 

Hours: 28 hours per week

Requirement 

• Previous experience of working within a care/support environment

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

• Good IT skills

• A full UK driving licence

• Good time management

• Ability to prioritise own workload

• Patience and resilience

• Flexibility and Commitment

• All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks

• DRIVER REQUIRED

Benefits 

• A competitive rate of up to £14.21 per hour

• 33 Days Annual Leave (pro Rata)

• Buy/Sell up to 5 days Annual Leave per year

• Health Cash Plan 

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Excellent training and Support

• Company Pension

• Group Life Assurance

• Eye Voucher Scheme

• Long Service and Staff Awards

• Free Parking

• 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.

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Application Process​

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