Rehabilitation Support Worker
LOCATION: ** Broadbridge Heath/Horsham/Slinfold
SALARY: A competitive rate of up to £13.75 per hour plus £1 location allowance
HOURS: Part time and full time work available. Shifts are on a rotational basis - This is a 4 week rolling which includes weekend hours.
Kerwin Court delivers specialist neuro rehabilitation to adults with an acquired brain injury in a residential setting just outside of Broadbridge Heath. You will be working with a team of rehabilitation support workers alongside a multi-disciplinary team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and speech and language therapists.
We are a passionate and committed team, delivering a high standard of care and rehabilitation. Our Rehabilitation Support Workers and Clinical Team thrive on working together to enable our service users 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.
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.
You do not need experience in care or support roles, just enthusiasm and a passion for helping people – we provide a full induction and specialist training and coaching.
Supporting brain injury rehabilitation is different to other kinds of support work. You’re there to encourage and guide individuals, helping them regain the skills and confidence to live independently.
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
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 will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

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 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.
• A manual Driving License is essential for this role.
• Must be able to administer medication, or be prepared to be trained in medication.
• Experience of supported living is preferred.

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 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.
• A manual Driving License is essential for this role.
• Must be able to administer medication, or be prepared to be trained in medication.
• Experience of supported living is preferred

*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