Community Support Worker Wellington Road - Brighton Salary: Up to £13 per Hour Hours: 35 Hours per week 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. 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? 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. The Role We are looking for a community support worker to join our team at one of our Community Flats in Wellington Road - Brighton 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 maintaining independent living skills and could include personal hygiene, meal preparation, exercise, leisure activities, socialising – the daily routine of regular life. 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. If you’re interested in building a career, we’re here to support you all the way on your own journey. 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 Community support worker if you: • have genuine empathy for our tenants, with the positivity, patience, and resilience to support them through the difficult times of their rehabilitation• enjoy working as part of a Team 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 and good ICT skills• are flexible with 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.
1. A competitive rate of up to £13 per hour
2. 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
3. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
4. Excellent training and support
5. Group life assurance
6. Eye voucher scheme
7. Company Pension
8. Long service and staff awards
9. Free parking
10. Nationwide employee staff discounts incl. eating out and shopping
11. Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store
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. To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button **Please note: we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.** *All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks* Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind 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.