Community Support Worker - Harwich - Dovercourt

Job summary

Salary: Up to £11.92 per hour

Hours: 35 hours a week with Sleep-Ins.

Here is your opportunity to start a career in community support work. You do not need experience in care or support roles we provide a full induction and specialist training and coaching.

Working in rehabilitation is different to other kinds of support work. Youre 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 theyve set. Many of the people we support only stay for three months before they are ready to move on. You can make a massive difference in that time.

We have full and part-time roles on offer.

Main duties of the job

The Role

We are a passionate and committed team, delivering a high standard of care and rehabilitation. Our Support Workers and wider team thrive on working together to enable the people we support to be as independent as possible and achieve their rehabilitation goals.

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.

Youll get huge job satisfaction from seeing the people you are supporting do more for themselves and live the life they want to live. If youre interested in building a career, were here to support you all the way on your own journey.

About us

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of peoplewith 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 youll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Rewards

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

A competitive rate of up to £11.92 per hour

33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

Excellent training and support

Group life assurance / Company Pension

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

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 in-store

Employer details

Employer name

Brainkind

Address

4 Cook Close

Harwich

Essex

CO12 3UE

Employer's website

https://brainkind.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Brainkind

Address

4 Cook Close

Harwich

Essex

CO12 3UE

Employer's website

https://brainkind.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

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