Rehabilitation Support Worker

We have an exciting opportunity for a Rehabilitation Support Worker to complete a specialist care team, working with a man with a spinal cord injury and brain injury who is living independently in the Bakewell area.

The Role:

• Supporting and encouraging with activities such as the gymnasium, wheelchair rugby and paddle boarding.
• Providing support and assistance for social outings and appointments and assisting with all therapies, including hydrotherapy.
• Assisting with domestic tasks.
• Keeping a daily written record of work.
• Dog walking and dog care.

About You:

• We are looking for candidates who are flexible, reliable, trustworthy, and enthusiastic with a good sense of humour.
• You should also be open minded and willing to learn new skills.
• You should have a basic education with good written and verbal communication skills.
• No specific qualifications are required but you must be able and willing to follow mandatory training and to learn specific skills to work effectively with client according to his care plan.
• You should have the ability to provide a high standard of therapeutic support with a caring and professional approach.
• Completion of the Care Certificate is an advantage.
• The client lives in his own home with his dog. A dog lover is essential.

You must have:

• A full clean driving licence is essential.
• Previous and current care experience.
• The ability to swim, to assist with hydrotherapy.

Shift Patterns:

• Day shift: 8am to 8pm, Sleeping night shift: 8pm to 8am.
• The current team provide full day and night time support on a rota basis, including weekend and bank holiday working. This shifts will be fixed but require a degree of flexibility to ensure that holiday and sickness cover can be provided.

Application closing date:

• 9th June 2025. We reserve the right to close the advert at an earlier date if we receive enough applications.

Please also include a short supporting statement as to why you want the role and what specific skills or experience you bring to it.

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