Bank Community Support Worker

Brainkind; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and Support

Company Pension

Group Life Assurance

Eye Voucher Scheme

Long Service Award

Free Parking

Job summary

Brainkind in Glasgow is seeking a Community Support Worker to provide personal care and assist service users with activities in the local community and attending appointments. You will support independence and wellbeing while maintaining high standards of care.

We value empathy, teamwork, and clear communication; 12 months UK healthcare experience is preferred. DBS/PVG checks are required, with training provided and competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• 12 months UK healthcare experience
• Demonstrated empathy and resilience to support rehabilitation
• Strong teamwork and ability to complete tasks with colleagues
• Excellent face-to-face communication and literacy skills
• Good time management and workload prioritisation

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to service users
• Support activities in the local community and appointments
• Collaborate with the team to meet high care standards

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Face-to-face communication

Literacy

Time management

UK healthcare experience

Job description

BANK Community Support Worker

Glasgow

Salary: up to £13.75 per hour

Hours: BANK

Why join us?

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

The Role

As a Community Support Worker, you will be providing personal care to the people we support and ensuring we meet the high standards we believe in. You will be supporting our service users to carry out a range of activities such as visits to the local community and attending appointments amongst many other activities.

You’ll get huge job satisfaction from seeing the people you are supporting do more for themselves and live the life they want to live. If you’re interested in building a career, we’re here to support you all the way on your own journey.

About you

We are looking for someone with at least 12 months UK experience in Healthcare.

• have genuine empathy for our residents, with the positivity, patience, and resilience to support them through the difficult times of their rehabilitation
• enjoy teamwork and take pride in getting a job done well alongside your colleagues
• have excellent face to face communication skills and a good standard of literacy
• have good time management skills and the ability to prioritise your own workload.

Benefits Include:

• A competitive rate of up to £13.75 per hour
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and Support
• Company Pension
• Group Life Assurance
• Eye Voucher Scheme
• Long Service and Staff Awards
• Free Parking

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.