Brain Injury Support Worker - join a strong team of dedicated care assistants

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!