Brain Injury Support Worker - join a strong team of dedicated care assistants
- Part-time
- Date Advert Closes: 02 November 2023
Company Description
Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services, we help our clients remain independent, happy, and comfortable in their own homes.
Benefits
- Great rates of pay £13.20-£14.70 per hour
- Double time on bank holidays.
- Paid DBS
- Paid Pre-employment training (paid after Induction)
- 24 hour on-call support, 365 days of the year. You are never on your own!!
We are seeking a reliable and energetic person to help support a young man in his thirties, with an acquired brain injury, to be independent in his own home as well as access therapies and social events.
Job Description
The client:
- A highly independent young man who is always thriving to become more independent and self-sufficient.
- A positive personality who can enjoy both a serious conversation as well as a good laugh.
- Very ambitious and would like support with working towards his life goals.
- Enjoys all things music and plays the guitar and keyboard. A background in sound engineering.
- Able to walk with the support of a tripod, uses a wheelchair for longer distances.
The applicant:
- You can cover a mixture of shifts Monday to Sunday
- Sunday: 9am-5pm
- Able and willing to work on alternate weekends
- Clean Driving Licence is essential due to nature of support.
- Confident driver who is willing to learn how to drive the clients' automatic vehicle.
- Excellent observation, communication, & reporting skills.
- Confident working within a multi-disciplinary team
- A good team player
- Strong motivator able to support a highly independent adult
Qualifications
You do not need any experience or particular qualifications for this role, however, it would be useful to have some experience of a support/ PA role working with complex adults.
Additional Information
Contact us at 0161 884 0562 for an informal chat to learn more. We can't wait to hear from you!