BRAIN INJURY SKILLS COACH FLOATING
Salary/Hours: Starting at £22,458.80 pa pro-rata (actual £18,869.76pa for 28 hrs per week) -dependent on qualification and experience (HBS Grade 5 pay spine 1) - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 8.40am-4pm each day – some flexibility required to meet the needs of the charity/services.
Main Base/Area: Based at our Hub in Sutton Coldfield (Wylde Green), however the candidate must be prepared to work at any Headway Birmingham & Solihull site (Moseley and Rubery) as required.
Headway Birmingham & Solihull are a leading ABI – Acquired Brain Injury Charity
We are looking for a confident, caring individual with an understanding of disability and a good sense of humour.
Brain Injury Skills Coaches work as part of our ABI Services Team. The ABI services teams run services/activities for adults with acquired brain injury every weekday at our 3 hubs across Birmingham.
The BRAIN INJURY SKILLS COACH FLOATING role is demanding but really rewarding. The focus of this role is delivering activities to help brain injured people who have already been through formal rehab to continue to re-learn lost skills and improve on their journey back to gaining some independence.
Duties include: -
- Using our pre-planned session materials, you will be required to deliver small group sessions across a range of subjects, which could include: reading/writing and maths, IT, brain injury related areas, art & crafts, social skills, adapted sports, communication, vocational and activities in the community.
- Working with clients on their personal goals and deficits as part of group sessions
- Offering a friendly listening ear when clients need it
- Supporting clients with personal care as required
- Ensuring session training materials are reviewed / updated and new session plans introduced
- Overseeing client’s safety, comfort and well-being at all times, ensuring any concerns are appropriately followed up.
- Being responsible for care staff and volunteers under your supervision and be confident to delegate tasks as required, as the session leader.
Experience and requirements: -
- NVQ3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent/willing to take within the first 2 years of being in role)
- Willing to undertake all required training for the role.
- Previous experience of working with people with disabilities and knowledge of brain injury is desirable, but not essential.
- Although driving is not a requirement of the role, we welcome anyone who is trained and willing to drive our minibus to assist with transporting clients to community activities (D1 required).
The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS, the cost of which will be met by the employer.
We offer a friendly and supportive environment and many benefits to our staff.
WHY WORK FOR HEADWAY?
Whose life did you improve today?
Everyone who works for us is contributing to making a real difference to the lives of many people affected by brain injury. The brain injury journey has only just started after leaving hospital and Headway is there for the whole family throughout this difficult and ever-changing journey. You can be part of helping them to get a life back again.
Why join us:
· Annual leave – a generous 33 days each year (to include 8 bank holidays)
· DBS Check – we cover the cost of your DBS check and further renewals once probation passed
· Company Pension Scheme
· Wellbeing Support, Advice and Guidance – via our in-house trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ and/or Employee Assistance Program though an online portal or over the telephone
· Induction- We pay for you to attend our comprehensive induction and on-going training to include the Care Certificate.
· Brain Injury Certificates – Level 1 & 2 - free specialist training in brain injury
· Qualifications – we can support you to obtain a range of qualifications according to roles and support further development
· Staff Referral Scheme – Receive a voucher for referring someone into a vacant role, if they are successful and start in role
· GEM Awards – All of our employees are stars in our eyes and each year colleagues make nominations for our special awards.
· Social events, fundraising and team building – we value all our employees and try to bring people together socially
· Discounts at Highstreet retailers, days out, gifts, holidays and even when buying a car – available via a Blue Light card that Headway will purchase for you.
· Long Service Awards – receive 1 day extra annual leave after reaching 5 years and thereon (10 years 2 days etc.)
· 20% off purchases – in any of our Headway Birmingham & Solihull shops
· Role Anniversary Awards – given at every 5 years in role
· Special Birthday Days – an extra day leave on your ‘milestone birthdays’
· Health Scheme – employees can opt into the BHSF healthcare plan through which Headway H & S will pay at the basic level. This enables employees to claim back money towards general day to day healthcare such as opticians and dentists
· Duvet Days – Be rewarded for coming into work with an extra day off (equivalent to usual working day/pro-rata) for completing a full year’s attendance without any time off (from April – end March). This will not take into consideration any absences which are related to a declared/known disability or pregnancy
· Respite Day – a day off for working carers who go above and beyond
To formally apply:
-Please submit a full CV detailing education and employment to date along with a supporting statement (maximum 2 sides of A4) that clearly outlines your suitability and experience for the role to personnel@headway-bs.org.uk .
-Apply via Indeed
-Request an application form and recruitment pack from personnel@headway-bs.org.uk or call 0121 4577541 (option 5) and ask for Donna Rowe (Personnel Recruitment Officer).
Closing Date: Friday 1st August 2025, 4pm
Previous applicants need not apply.
Job Types: Permanent, Part-time
Pay: From £23,587.20 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- Have you applied for this role before?
- Do you have experience of supervising staff and volunteers?
- What has attracted you to this opportunity?
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (required)
Experience:
- skills coaching: 1 year (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 01/08/2025