Project Lead for ABI Services
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Job Title: Project Lead for ABI Services
This exciting post has been made possible by a recent Lottery award, allowing Herefordshire Headway to further develop established Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) reablement, maintenance and social support services. The application to the Big Lottery Community Fund (BLCF) grew out of a wish list created by our clients to help us understand how we could better support their needs in what is a very changed post covid environment.
This project will allow us to:
1) Invest in staffing so we can develop services to meet increasing client numbers and service demands from individuals, carers and families.
2) Grow our service offer to (i) help people take advantage of rather than become disempowered by technology; (ii) assist clients stay well at a time when getting access to Health and Social Care Services is beyond just challenging and (iii) encourage those utilising our services to be more active, thus helping maintain their physical and mental resilience.
3) Support people with more complex long term health conditions. Growing carer support services and resilience planning to meet client need for advice and information so they can support themselves more effectively.
4) Increase the number of social activities from one per month to a range of activities families can do together. Events that suit different age groups, family structures and needs, that everyone can afford and enjoy.
Herefordshire Headway is a Rehab & Reablement Centre, situated on the outskirts of Hereford. It boasts a variety of services for those with ABI and their families, including exercise classes, speech therapy, art, music, woodwork and a therapy garden. Other BLCF funded posts about to be advertised include a Life Coach, Communication Support Worker, Community Activity Tutor, Woodwork Tutor, IT Tutor and Community Music Tutor.
Accountable to: Chief Executive Officer
Hours of work: 22.5 hours per week worked flexibly over three days
Salary: £27,689 (£46,148 pro rata)
The Project Lead for Acquired Brain Injury Services (ABI) will support the delivery of Big Lottery Community Fund (BLCF) projects at Herefordshire Headway and manage service user facing teams.
The post holder will also have managerial responsibility for the Charity’s Day centre staff and independent practitioners; ensuring BLCF projects alongside existing services offer seamless support to our ABI members.
The ideal person for this role would be someone with lived experience of ABI in a personal or professional capacity, alongside clinical and / or projects skills.
For more information contact
If you are interested in the role please contact Stephen Heptinstall via email [email protected]