Job summary Community Support Worker Birkenhead Salary: upto £13.00 per hour Hours: 35 hours per week 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 youll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other. Main duties of the job The Role As a Community Support Worker, you will be providing personal care to the people we support and ensuring we meet the high standards we believe in. You will be supporting our service users to carry out a range of activities such as visits to the local community and attending appointments amongst many other activities. DRIVER NOT ESSTENTIAL BUT PREFERED 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 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 youll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other. 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. Its 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. Date posted 06 March 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £12 to £13 an hour Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number B0462-25-0021 Job locations 35 Tollemache Road Prenton Merseyside CH43 8SU Job description Job responsibilities The Role As a Community Support Worker, you will be providing personal care to the people we support and ensuring we meet the high standards we believe in. You will be supporting our service users to carry out a range of activities such as visits to the local community and attending appointments amongst many other activities. DRIVER NOT ESSTENTIAL BUT PREFERED 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 you Were 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 upto £13.00 per hour Excellent training and support Group life assurance Eye voucher scheme Free parking - 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. If this position sounds of interest to you, apply today by clicking 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 is 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. Job description Job responsibilities The Role As a Community Support Worker, you will be providing personal care to the people we support and ensuring we meet the high standards we believe in. You will be supporting our service users to carry out a range of activities such as visits to the local community and attending appointments amongst many other activities. DRIVER NOT ESSTENTIAL BUT PREFERED 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 you Were 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 upto £13.00 per hour Excellent training and support Group life assurance Eye voucher scheme Free parking - 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. If this position sounds of interest to you, apply today by clicking 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 is 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. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Excellent communication skills both written and oral Basic numerical skills Ability to work under stressful situations. i.e. challenging behaviour, work load and meeting deadlines Ability to accompany service users on visits/appointments/activities Ability to demonstrate time management skills Desirable Knowledge of or willingness to develop a knowledge and understanding of people with disabilities Experience of working within a care environment Working on own initiative Person Specification Qualifications Essential Excellent communication skills both written and oral Basic numerical skills Ability to work under stressful situations. i.e. challenging behaviour, work load and meeting deadlines Ability to accompany service users on visits/appointments/activities Ability to demonstrate time management skills Desirable Knowledge of or willingness to develop a knowledge and understanding of people with disabilities Experience of working within a care environment Working on own initiative Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Brainkind Address 35 Tollemache Road Prenton Merseyside CH43 8SU Employer's website https://brainkind.org/ (Opens in a new tab)