- Advertised from 10th March 2026
- £10.90 per hour. 4 hours per week plus extra hours when required
Role
About The Carers Hub
Glasgow East End Community Carers is a registered charity which provides support to carers in the East End of Glasgow. The organisation has 2 areas of operation;
- The Carers Hub (an independent Carers Centre)
- Homecare Service - operates as a social enterprise.
The Carers Hub provides ongoing support to carers via a range of services, activities and support.
About Play-Sense
Our Play-Sense play group is a group for parents and their pre-school children with disabilities. The group runs weekly for 2 hours in a safe, fun environment where both parents and their children will benefit from increased communication and play, being with others in a similar situation and parents will get a break from full-on caring.
The Play-Sense group has been appreciated by parents who have told us that their children enjoy our messy play, sensory art and music sessions and benefit from our sensory room which they have access to during the play group time.
Who Comes to Play-Sense?
Parents and their pre-school children who have a range of disabilities or additional needs including several who are autism.
Our group has also previously been attended by those who are asylum seekers and from a range of different nationalities including African, Chinese, Korean and Polish.
About Family Nights
Family Night is a time when we provide the childcare and parent/carer get the chance to have a chat and a break. A light meal is provided for the kids. This group usually meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 5-6.30pm.
Who Comes to Family Nights
Parent/carers and their children of all ages who have a range of disability or additional support needs including several who are autism. Siblings are also welcome. It has become a friendly community where parents can get peer support and children can play and interact with others.
Who we are looking for
Sessional worker for
- 4 hours each Tuesday morning, £10.90/hour
- 3 hours once a month on a Thursday evening.
- Seasonal trips and activities during school holidays.
We are looking for experienced, reliable childcare workers who enjoy working with children and would like sessional work. Candidates must be committed to equality of opportunity and enjoy working with families from all backgrounds. Experience of working with children with autism and other additional support needs is helpful but not essential.
Please see attached Job Description or call Ruth Forsythe, Carers Hub Manager on 0141 764 0550 for further information.
Application notes
An application form is available below.
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Carers Link has delivered advocacy for unpaid, family carers for over 20 years. During that time, we have been passionate about peer support. Now we want to join the two in a new one-year pilot project.
Your role will harness the immense knowledge and experiences of carers to help others in making changes for themselves. You will recruit volunteer advocates with current or previous caring experience and develop training & resource materials. You will bring your own lived experience, personal expertise, and local knowledge to then support carers and the peer advocates.
This is a new pilot project funded by Scottish Government Independent Advocacy Social Care Fund. Although initially for one year, there is a commitment to try and seek additional funds.
We are a Carer Positive Employer & promote family friendly policies. Hybrid working available between Milngavie office & home, but will also be out and about in community each week.
Carer Support Worker
- Part time
- £27,573 pro-rata
- On site: West Dumbartonshire
- Closing 20th March 2026
Carers of West Dunbartonshire is an innovative and value-based charity, which supports those over 18 years who look after a family member or friend due to illness, disability, frailty or addiction.
The successful candidate will be part of our existing, dynamic Carer Support Team. You will be responsible for assisting carers to access a range of support which will help them to manage their caring role.
You will be a highly motivated individual who, ideally has experience in Community Care and a good understanding of the issues relating to unpaid adult carers.
Who we are?
Renfrewshire Carers Centre is a one stop shop for unpaid Carers operating in Renfrewshire for 30 years. We are a charity established by Carers for Carers and have developed a range of services to support carers in their caring role and provide opportunities to have a life outside of caring.
The Centre is strategically managed by the Board, which is currently made up of people from a range of professional backgrounds and caring responsibilities. We are looking for new members with a diverse range of skills and experience to help shape the future for Carers in Renfrewshire.
Key skills and experience are we particularly interested in are:
- Fundraising and income generation
- Legal
- Digital strategies
- Business and Marketing development
- Health & social care.
What’s in it for you?
- Making a real difference to carers across Renfrewshire
- Personal development opportunities to develop your skills
- Use your skills and experience where they are really needed
- Meet new people
How can you help us?
- Provide strategic direction and support to shape the future of the organisation for years to come
- Share Your skills & enthusiasm
- Attend monthly board meetings (approx. 2-3 hours)
- Participate in our various subgroups (approx. 1-2 hours per month)
- Provide support for the Management Group & Staff
- Raising awareness of centre in the local community and with partner organisations
Part-time Senior Support Worker
- Part time
- £23,639 – £25,937 pro-rata
- On site: Renfrewshire
- Closing 18th March 2026
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discounts
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Sick pay
Experience:
- Care: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence to drive in the UK (preferred)
Job Purpose:
- Lead and develop a team of Support Workers to provide personalised, responsive, and high-quality care
- Maintain an active practice by continuing to provide personal care and domiciliary tasks that respond to the needs of the carer and the service user that includes all age ranges, conditions, disabilities or illness.
- Enable carers to get a break from their caring responsibilities.
- Meet personal, social, recreational and emotional needs of service user. Supporting them to meet their individual goals
- Continually evaluate standards within the service, working towards meeting organisational outcomes
Main Duties and Responsibilities
First Line Management
In addition to providing direct contact with clients and maintaining the role of a Support Worker, the Senior Support Worker will provide first line management to a small team.
Duties include:
- Leading, coaching and developing the team to provide high quality, personalised care
- Developing, maintaining and reviewing service and individual’s care plans and outcomes
- Providing supervision to team members and associated duties (e.g. identifying training needs, performance management support, reviewing holiday requests, etc.)
- Supporting service co-ordination for new and existing clients and their workers
- Working closely with other Senior Support Workers to meet the needs of the service and respective teams
- Liaise with Care at Home Manager and other staff within the organisation to support the organisational goals
- Assessing and developing client care plans and reviews, ensuring information is accurate, up-to-date, and documentation and related processes are adhered to
- Provide on call assistance
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