Job Description
Brain Injury Support Worker, Hackney
12 hour shifts 8am - 8pm
Pay rate £11.85 per hour
SweetTree Home Care Services has been committed to providing exceptional support and community-based services for people with acquired brain injuries and long-term neurological conditions for 20 years.
We currently have opportunities for dynamic support workers to develop their skills and experience by supporting our client who lives in Hackney, East London and has sustained a brain injury through a road traffic accident. Our client requires support to assist him with his rehabilitation programme and to settle back into his home.
Shifts available are Monday - Sunday 8am - 8pm
Key Support Worker Tasks include:
- Support the client to undertake their rehabilitation programme
- Support with day-to-day tasks such as budgeting, managing appointments and assisting with correspondence
- Support with activities of daily living & personal care
- Support with attending social and sport opportunities
The support worker role can be quite a challenging environment so skills such as a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and passion to make a difference are key. You will be supported by our extensively experienced office team and multidisciplinary therapists.
Why SweetTree? We offer:
Minimum 4-hour shift with clients
Pay rates from £11.85 per hour
Comprehensive Pre-Employment Assessment Programme
Internal awards, a recognition scheme and Long Service Awards
£200 Friend Referral Scheme
28 days paid holiday including Bank holidays
DBS Certificate fully refunded once you have worked 80 hours
Contributory Pension Scheme
Career development pathways through our Care Training Academy
All applications for this position must be made online by clicking the 'Apply' button and our Recruitment team will be in touch.
At the core of SweetTree’s service philosophy is a belief that everyone should have the opportunity to live independently in their own home, with dignity, freedom of choice and control over their life; regardless of their level of need. We make this vision a reality by employing the best people and by adopting a team approach to the provision of our services.
Our clients and care team members are always at the forefront of all we do, we understand that in order to continually evolve and improve what we do our care team members need to feel appreciated, valued, and well trained!
We are a caring employer and committed to developing, nurturing and rewarding our team. And that’s why we continue to be recognised and awarded for the work that we do. Testament to this is once again being recognised by Best Companies as a Top 100 Company to work for – an award that measures and acknowledges excellence in workplace engagement. Only organisations with the highest level of overall employee engagement qualify for the 100 Best Company to Work For list – and we are proud to be one of them!
Strong recruitment, training and career development practices have also seen SweetTree retain its position as an Investors in People Gold Standard company – an accolade achieved by just 7% of accredited organisations and only 1,000 organisations nationwide.
“It is fantastic recognition for the hard work and dedication of both our office based staff and care team members to receive such wonderful feedback from such highly regarded external bodies, this just reinforces what a wonderful, unique and special company and team we have here at SweetTree.” Barry Sweetbaum, Founder