Community Support Worker - York (Rosegarth)

Req # 651

York - Rosegarth, 66 The Village, York, York, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Friday 7 November 2025 at 01:00

Community Support Worker - York

Rosegarth - Wiggington YO32 2PS

Salary: £12.75 per hour + £1 per hour extra on a weekend and Bank Holiday

Hours: 35hrs 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

Our aim is to support service users to live the lifestyle of their choice and promote independence, focusing on their individual goals and aspirations. We are seeking a special person who is committed to assist the service in delivering quality person-centred support.

It is a really varied job, with all kinds of different activities to organise and participate in – both at the service and in the local community:

At Rosegarth we have a talented bunch! We help people we support in a variety of ways - no two days are ever the same.

Your day could involve supporting service users to choir practice, supporting a service user who writes their own songs and records them at a recording studio in the city centre and also supporting a service user who plays in a brass band. In the community, service users enjoy going to local pubs for meals, going to the cinema and going swimming. We are also eager to provide good in service activities such as yoga, board games, baking and more. Rosegarth is a very social home - there is never a dull day! We maintain a high quality level of personalised support, enabling our service users to holistically live their best lives.

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.

For an insight in to what the role would entail please watch our video detailing a Day in the Life of one of our Support Workers at Brainkind:

Working at Brainkind: A day in the life - Millie

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 up to £13.75 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.

If this position sounds of interest to you, apply today by clicking

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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.

*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.

Job Details

Pay Type
Hourly

Employment Indicator
Regular

Hiring Min Rate
12.75 GBP

Hiring Max Rate
13.75 GBP

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York - Rosegarth, 66 The Village, York, York, United Kingdom

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