Community Support Worker - Glasgow

Brainkind; Bishopbriggs; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Company Pension

Group Life Assurance

Eye Voucher Scheme

Free Parking

Job summary

Brainkind is seeking a Community Support Worker to provide compassionate personal care and assist service users with activities in the local community. You will help residents attend appointments and participate in daily routines while maintaining high care standards and safety.

We value empathy, teamwork and strong communication skills. The role requires 39 hours per week at a competitive hourly rate, with ongoing training and supportive colleagues in a charitable setting.

Qualifications

• 12 months UK experience in Healthcare is required.
• Empathy to support residents through rehabilitation.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration with colleagues.
• Excellent face-to-face communication and literacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to residents.
• Assist users to participate in activities and attend appointments.
• Support individuals to regain independence and meet personal goals.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Face to face communication

Time management

Job description

Community Support Worker - North Glasgow

Salary: £13.21 per hour

Hours: 39 HOURS PER WEEK

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 £13.21 per hour
• 33 Days Annual Leave (pro Rata)
• Buy/Sell up to 5 days Annual Leave per year
• Health Cash Plan
• 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

Please note: we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.

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