Community Support Worker - Glasgow (Colston Road)

Brainkind; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Pension

Annual leave

Employee wellbeing support

Disability Confident Employer

Free parking

Job summary

Brainkind in Glasgow is seeking a Community Support Worker to provide personal care and help service users take part in local activities, visits to appointments, and community outings. You will support people with brain injuries to regain skills and live the life they want, within a caring, professional team.

Polish fluency is preferred. You should have at least 12 months UK healthcare experience, empathy, teamwork, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• 12 months UK healthcare experience
• genuine empathy for residents
• positive, patient, and resilient in rehabilitation
• enjoy teamwork and pride in a job well done
• excellent face-to-face communication skills
• good literacy and time management abilities

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to service users
• Support activities, community visits, and appointments
• Help service users to regain independence and skills

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Communication

Time management

Literacy

Prioritisation

Job description

Community Support Worker - Glasgow (Colston Road)

Glasgow - Colston Road, 129 Colston Road, Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Saturday 1 August 2026 at 23:00

Community Support Worker **Polish Fluency Preferred**

Glasgow

Salary: £13.21 per hour with £1 extra on a Bank Holiday and Weekend

Hours: 39 HOURS PER WEEK

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 with £1 extra on a Bank Holiday and Weekend
• 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*

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.

Glasgow - Colston Road, 129 Colston Road, Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom