Headway Birmingham & Solihull

FLOATING ACTIVITY ASSISTANT 10hrs per week
Salary/Hours: (for 37.5hours per week: £26,286.00pa starting), actual pro-rata for a 10-hour week £7,009.60pa starting -dependent on qualification and experience (HBS Grade 4 pay spine 1) – Thursday 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**, B45 9SN** however the candidate must be prepared to work at any Headway Birmingham &amp; Solihull site (Moseley, B13 8JL and Sutton Coldfield, B72 1YH) on pre-agreed occasions as required.
Headway Birmingham &amp; 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.
Floating 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 FLOATING ACTIVITY ASSISTANT role is varied and really rewarding with the focus on delivering activities to help brain injured people who have completed formal rehabilitation, to continue to re-learn lost skills and improve on their journey back to gaining as much independence as possible.
Duties include: -
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<li>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 &amp; crafts, social skills, adapted sports, communication skills, vocational sessions and activities in the community.</li>
<li>Working with clients on their personal goals and deficits as part of group sessions</li>
<li>Offering a friendly listening ear when clients need it</li>
<li>Supporting clients with personal care as required</li>
<li>Overseeing client’s safety, comfort and well-being at all times, ensuring any concerns are appropriately followed up</li>
<li>Being responsible for care staff and volunteers under your supervision and be confident to delegate tasks as required, as the session leader.</li>
</ul>
Experience and requirements: -
<ul>
<li>NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent or be willing to achieve this qualification within the first 2 years of being a Floating Activity Assistant.</li>
<li>Willing to undertake all required training for the role.</li>
<li>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).</li>
</ul>
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 organisation offers:​
· Annual Leave – a generous 33 days each year (to include 8 bank holidays) for full time roles
· DBS Check – we cover the cost of your DBS check and DBS Update Service subscription on completion of probation period
·Company Pension Scheme
·Wellbeing Support, Advice and Guidance – via our in-house trained ‘Mental Health' Champions’, 'Menopause' Champions and 'Dyslexia' Champions and/or Maximus Mental Health Services through an online portal or over the telephone
·Induction - We pay for your attendance of our comprehensive induction and on-going training to include the Care Certificate and E-learning Certs
·Confidential counselling service
·Free parking at our hubs according to availability
·Free refreshments
·Brain Injury Certificates – Level 1 &amp; 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 – Receive £25 for referring a friend into a vacant Headway Birmingham &amp; Solihull opportunity (terms and conditions apply)
·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 +
·Milestone Awards - Voucher awarded for 5 years and every further 10 years
·20% off purchases in any Headway Birmingham &amp; Solihull Charity Shop
·Headway Anniversary Awards - salary increments given as per anniversary policy
·Special Birthday days – receive an extra day leave on your ‘milestone birthday’
·Health Scheme – employees can opt into the BHSF healthcare plan and Life Insurance through which Headway Birmingham &amp; Solihull 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 – 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 paid day off awarded for Working Carers 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 &amp; 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 <a href="mailto:personnel@headway-bs.org.uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">personnel@headway-bs.org.uk</a> .
Request an Application Form and Recruitment Pack from <a href="mailto:personnel@headway-bs.org.uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">personnel@headway-bs.org.uk</a> or via INDEED Messenger or call 0121 457 7541 (option 5) and ask for Donna Rowe Personnel Recruitment Officer) or Sarah Wood (Personnel Manager).
Previous applicants need not apply.
Closing Date: Thursday 15th October 2026, 4pm.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £13.48 per hour
Benefits:
<ul>
<li>Bereavement leave</li>
<li>Company pension</li>
<li>Employee discount</li>
<li>Free parking</li>
<li>Health &amp; wellbeing programme</li>
<li>Life insurance</li>
<li>On-site parking</li>
<li>Sick pay</li>
<li>Store discount</li>
</ul>
Application question(s):
<ul>
<li>Do you have experience of delivering small group sessions in reading/writing, maths, IT, brain injury related areas, art &amp; crafts, social skills, adapted sports, communication skills, vocational sessions and activities in the community?</li>
</ul>
Licence/Certification:
<ul>
<li>UK Driving Licence (preferred)</li>
</ul>
Work authorisation:
<ul>
<li>United Kingdom (required)</li>
</ul>
Work Location: In person

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