ACTIVITY ASSISTANT 15hrs per week
Salary/Hours: Starting at £9,867.00pa (actual at £12.65 per hour) for a 15-hour week -dependent on qualification and experience (HBS Grade 4 pay spine 1) – Monday, Tuesday and Friday 9.30am-2.30pm each day – some flexibility required to meet the needs of the charity/services.
Main Base/Area: Based at our Hub in Rubery, however the candidate must be prepared to work at any Headway Birmingham & Solihull site (Moseley and Sutton Coldfield) on pre-agreed occasions 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.
Activity Assistants 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 ACTIVITY ASSISTANT 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 skills, vocational sessions 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
* 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: -
* NVQ Level 2 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.
* 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.
As well as meaningful work, great colleagues and outstanding training, our paid roles offer:
· 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', 'Menopause' Champions and 'Dyslexia' Champions and/or Employee Assistance Program through 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 and E-learning Certs
·Confidential counselling service
·Free parking at our most of our sites according to limited availability
·Free refreshments
·Brain Injury Certificates – Level 1 & 2 - free specialist training in brain injury
·We can support you to obtain a range of qualifications according to roles and support you with further development
·Staff Referral Scheme – earn £25 for referring a friend into a vacant Headway Birmingham & Solihull position
·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
·Blue Light cards provided for you to use at Highstreet retailers, days out, gifts, holidays and even when buying a car – Headway will purchase for you.
·Long Service Awards – receive extra (pro-rata equivalent) annual leave after reaching 5 years and thereon
·Milestone Awards - Voucher awarded for 5 years and every further 10 years
·20% off purchases in any Headway Birmingham & Solihull Charity Shop
·Headway Anniversary Awards - salary increments given as per anniversary policy
·Special Birthday days – an extra day leave on your 'milestone birthdays'
·Health Scheme – employees can opt into the BHSF healthcare plan through which Headway B & 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 Day – get 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 paid day off awarded for who go above and beyond
Even though we are a small charity we feel we offer many great benefits that will hopefully make you 'feel valued, feel well balanced & feel looked after'
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 - .
Request an Application Form from - or via INDEED Messenger or call option 5) and ask for Donna Rowe Personnel Recruitment Officer) or Sarah Wood (Personnel Manager)
Closing Date: Friday 29th August 2025, 4pm
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £12.65 per hour
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Store discount
Application question(s):
* Have you applied for this role previously?
* Do you have experience of delivering small group sessions in reading/writing, maths, IT, brain injury related areas, art & crafts, social skills, adapted sports, communication skills, vocational sessions and activities in the community?
Licence/Certification:
* UK Driving Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Location:
* Birmingham B45 9SN (preferred)
Work Location: In person