Support Worker

NeuroSupport services are currently recruiting Support Workers and Healthcare Assistants with a background of Brain Injury and Mental health experience to support services users with an acquired Brain Injury. Our service aims to support rehabilitation and in enabling people to optimise independence and quality of life.

We are looking for psychology graduates,support Workers and Healthcare Assistants or suitable candidates who would be willing to support people both within their home environment and also willing to provide support in helping service users access the community. We are looking for candidates that are confident with working independently and providing empirical feedback where necessary.

THIS IS A UK BASED POSTION

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE ,IT IS MANDORTORY THAT:

• YOU HAVE UK WORK EXPERIENCE IN A SIMILAR ROLE
• YOUR CV CLEARLY SHOWS YOUR RELEVENT EXPERIENCE WHICH RELATES TO THE POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR.
• EXPERIENCE IN BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT
• A FULL CLEAN UK DRIVERS LICENCE AND ACCESS TO A CAR YOU CAN USE FOR WORK

Job Title: Support Worker
Location: Loughborough,LE11
Hourly Rate: £12.50-£14.00 per hour depending on experience.
Driver Essential? Yes
Start Date: ASAP
Days & Hours:

1 x 5 hour session per week (day & time flexible). This has the potential to increase to 15 hours (3 x 5 hour sessions per week), depending on the client's requirements.

About you-Essential Experience:

Brain Injury experience. Preferable support or therapy assistant with experience of working with people who have ABI (Brain Injury) Someone with knowledge of OT and experience completing exercises and working towards achieving set goals would be ideal.

About our client:

Our Client is a 45 year old female who is in good health, She is a good communicator however she struggles to remain on track. Our client is vulnerable in the community ,sharing personal information, and considering them her friends. She is fiercely independent but has significant executive function difficulties, specifically a lack of awareness of time and complete lack of structure to her day and sense of prioritisation meaning that tasks do not get completed successfully on time.

The client is very spiritual, and this is highly important to her. Conversation and some ritualistic behaviours are amplified post-injury, influencing the structure and importance of activities in her day She is very keen on practises such as yoga, chanting and meditation. She loves music and art.

What are the activities required?

Support with structuring her day and achieving daily activities of daily living including:

- organising travel to appointments/events

- Planning meals and mealtimes

- Implementing and practising strategies as advised by

OT/Neuropsychology

- Encouragement of exercises provided by Speech and Language

therapist.

- Review and responding to emails.

- Budgeting and financial management, support to pay bills.

- Management of paperwork

- Organising tradespeople for any house maintenance/repairs

- Support with ordering management of medication supplies/dosage

- Management/planning of meals (not actually preparing them)

Access to community activities

- Planning and organising route

- Engaging in social activities such as singing, art, yoga, and the gym

- Support with completion of Jim Kwik course

- Motivation to engage the client with activities.

- Support the client in management of their emotions.

Time Management

- Supporting the client with staying on track with task completion

- Arrangements for travel

Successful Candidates will:

• Have access to full Training - including Brain Injury Awareness Training
• CPD opportunities
• Will be subject to Full Enhanced DBS
• Competitive Hourly Rate
• Gain Experience working with an MDT

Successful candidate attributes:

Abilities, Skills & Behaviours

• A genuine desire to make a positive difference to the lives of others with the ability to promote well-being through positive attitude and work practices
• The ability to work on your own initiative and be a well-integrated team member.
• Willingness to participate in continuing professional development
• Flexible and positive approach to work patterns/schedules and business needs
• Excellent punctuality, reliability and a strong desire to accomplish goals and objectives
• Caring, friendly and empathetic approach to clients with the ability to build professional relationships
• Ability to remain calm and collective in a difficult and pressurised situation
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Able to demonstrate good organisational and time management skills
• Have basic computer skills (Word, Outlook & Excel)

• Have at least six months experience of working in a support worker role or similar, in the past three years.
• Must have a Full UK Driving License and access to your own car
• Have Experience in the field of Psychology
• Willing to become self-employed

Benefits of working for NeuroSupport Services:

Full enhanced DBS

Liability Insurance

Yearly Mandatory Training

Food/Drink shift Allowance

Partial Mileage and Travel time covered

Flexible working to meet your own requirements

We offer flexible work patterns - full time, part time, ad-hoc and a variety of shifts with our clients to suit any life style!