Care Support Worker
Burnfield Care Home
At Burnfield Care Home, our Care Support Workers are essential members of the team, providing high-quality, front-line personal care and practical support tailored to each resident’s individual needs. Our approach is person-centered and outcomes-focused, ensuring dignity, respect and wellbeing remain at the heart of everything we do.
Care Support Workers are responsible for delivering consistently high standards of care, demonstrating compassion and empathy at all times. The role involves reporting to senior staff and management and working collaboratively with colleagues, families and external professionals where required.
Requirements
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong interpersonal and transferable skills relevant to care
- Previous experience in care is desirable but not essential
Working Patterns:
- Full-time: 7.5-hour shifts (early and late) on a 5-out-of-7-day rota
- Part-time: 7.5-hour shifts (early and late) on a 2, 3 or 4-out-of-7-day rota
- Rota issued 4 weeks in advance
- Mixed shift pattern including:
- Early shift: 7.30am – 3.00pm
- Late shift: 1.30pm – 9.00pm
- Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of appointment
- Compliance with current care legislation and professional standards set by the Care Inspectorate and SSSC
Qualifications
- SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care is desirable but not essential
- Full training will be provided
- A willingness to work towards relevant qualifications is expected
Key Responsibilities
- Support residents’ emotional, cultural and social needs through a person-centred approach
- Provide physical assistance where required
- Deliver care with dignity, compassion and responsiveness to changing needs
- Build positive professional relationships with residents, families and friends
- Support and work collaboratively with fellow care staff
What We Offer
We value and invest in our staff, offering ongoing training and clear opportunities for career progression.
Benefits include:
- Competitive pay starting from £13.45 per hour
- Overtime paid at time and a quarter for hours worked beyond contracted hours each month
- Full-time and part-time positions available
- Free initial uniform, including name badge and PVG certificate
- Free induction and ongoing professional development training
- Free onsite parking
- Immediate start available (subject to satisfactory PVG checks and references)
Experience is preferred but not essential — we welcome applicants with the right attitude and commitment to delivering excellent care.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.45-£14.20 per hour
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Glasgow G46 7PZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Please confirm if you are applying for a FULL TIME or a PART TIME position.
- Do you have full flexibility as the role is based on a rota which is created 4 weeks in advance (and not the same days each week)? Yes or No
(Failure to answer yes or no will result in an automatic rejection of your application).
Experience:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
