Job Description

ACTIVITY ASSISTANT / MINIBUS DRIVER 25hrs per week

Salary/Hours:

Starting at 23,023.00pa

pro-rata (actual at 16,445.00pa for a 25-hour week)

-dependent on qualification and experience (HBS Grade 4 pay spine 1) - Monday to Friday 9.45am-2.45pm each day - some flexibility required to meet the needs of the charity/services.

Main Base/Area:

Based at our Hub in

Moseley,

however the candidate must be prepared to work at any Headway Birmingham & Solihull site (Rubery 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 / Minibus Drivers 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 / MINIBUS DRIVER

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: -

1. Using our session plans, prepare and deliver sessions within the agreed programme to include areas of daily living skills, educational skills, IT, brain injury deficits, art & crafts, social skills, communication skills, attending college courses, taking clients into the community & social activities.

2. Update records after sessions. Produce reports and feedback as required, always ensuring due confidentiality and discretion.

3. Ensure clients are supervised at all times; anticipating and responding to daily occurrences that may put at risk the safety of clients or staff. E.g. changes in behaviour; epileptic fits; accidents; threats/quarrels.

4. During off-site activities exercise extra vigilance to ensure the safety of clients & third parties in the less controlled environment.

5. Ensure that clients' personal needs are attended to appropriately. E.g. organising lunches and assisting in the development of meal-time skills; help with toileting whilst maintaining the client's dignity and assisting their development of appropriate skills; assisting in developing other skills regarding personal hygiene; giving help as required with transfers and mobility; overseeing individuals' transport arrangements and care of belongings.

6. The worker will be required to drive the minibus and escort clients & staff to activities in the community from time to time as required

7. Supervise any other staff or volunteers assigned to assist in the delivering of training and in general sessions.

8. During temporary absences of management accept responsibility for the safety of clients, volunteers and any visitors in the Centre and for security of the building.

9. Be flexible to suit the needs of the post and work fairly with the team as required, including taking turns in small extra duties outside of normal hours such as getting the centre supplies or waiting for late taxis.

Experience and requirements: -

NVQ2 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. Full UK Driving Licence including category 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

Maximus Mental Health Services

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

personnel@headway-bs.org.uk

.

Request an Application Form from

personnel@headway-bs.org.uk

or via INDEED Messenger or call 0121 457 7541 (option 5) and ask for Donna Rowe Personnel Recruitment Officer) or Sarah Wood (Personnel Manager)

Closing Date: Friday 31st October 2025, 12pm

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 B13 (preferred)
Work Location: In person