Support Services - Community Support Worker - Rosegarth

Community Support Worker - York

Rosegarth - Wigginton YO32 2PS

Salary: £13.21 per hour (£14.21 per hour Weekends and Bank Holidays)

Hours: Bank

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 which compliments our Community Services where the focus is promoting independent living. 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 will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

The Role

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 are seeking a special person who is committed to assist the service in delivering quality person-centred support.

It is a really varied job, with all kinds of different activities to organise and participate in – both at the service and in the local community:

At Rosegarth we have a talented bunch! We help people we support in a variety of ways - no two days are ever the same.

Your day could involve supporting service users to choir practice, supporting a service user who writes their own songs and records them at a recording studio in the city centre and supporting a service user who plays in a brass band. In the community, service users enjoy going to local pubs for meals, going to the cinema, and going swimming. We are also eager to provide good in-service activities such as yoga, board games, baking and more. Rosegarth is a very social home - there is never a dull day! We maintain a high-quality level of personalised support, enabling our service users to holistically live their best lives.

You will 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 are interested in building a career, we are here to support you all the way on your own journey.

For an insight in to what the role would entail please watch our video detailing a Day in the Life of one of our Support Workers at Brainkind: Working at Brainkind: A day in the life - Millie

About you

• We are looking for Community Support Workers with at least 18 months UK experience to hit the ground running.
• 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.

Benefits Include:

• A competitive rate of £13.21 per hour (£14.21 per hour Weekends and Bank Holidays)
• 33 Days Annual Leave (pro Rata)
• Excellent training and Support
• Company Pension
• 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.

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.