Community Support Worker - Glasgow (Colston Road)

Colonial Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Access to EAP

Excellent training and Support

Company Pension

33 Days Annual Leave (pro Rata)

Job summary

Brainkind in Glasgow is seeking a Community Support Worker to provide personal care and support service users in the local community, helping them attend appointments and participate in activities.

This role offers 39 hours per week at £13.21 per hour with a supportive team, comprehensive training, and opportunities within a growing charity.

Qualifications

• Have genuine empathy for residents with positivity, patience, and resilience to support rehabilitation
• Enjoy teamwork and pride in getting a job done well alongside colleagues
• Excellent face-to-face communication skills and a good standard of literacy
• Good time management skills and ability to prioritise workload

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to people we support and ensure high standards are met
• Support service users to carry out activities such as visits to the local community and attending appointments

Job description

Community Support Worker - North Glasgow

Team Leader role also available for suitable applicants

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

• 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