Does Brainkind pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Brainkind employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Brainkind. This rating has improved by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Brainkind?

54% of Brainkind employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Brainkind 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Brainkind?

Support Worker (23) , Rehabilitation Support Worker (6) , Manager (4) , Area Manager (3) , RSW (3) , Service Manager (2) , Team Leader (2)

What are the pros of working at Brainkind according to real employee reviews?

"Friendly staff and diverse nice" ((in 9 reviews)); "Close knit team" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good training" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 3 reviews)); "Lovely colleagues" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Brainkind according to real employee reviews?

"can sometimes feel understaffed but that's down to a lack of funding rather than poor management" ((in 10 reviews)); "Senior management are bullies, blame culture, unwilling to take risks, hierarchical, no scope to make any progress." ((in 4 reviews)); "Managers just close ranks and reflect issues back to apportion blame elsewhere.. this to the point of bullying in some cases." ((in 4 reviews)); "clique culture." ((in 3 reviews))

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Brainkind Reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(92 total reviews)

Chris Askew OBE

Not enough data to show CEO approval

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Culture and values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Brainkind has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 92 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brainkind employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

92 reviews

5.0

21 Jan 2026

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Support worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The people we support and the progress they make.

Cons

Can be challenging, but that is expected

5.0

10 Dec 2025

Fabulous company

Area manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible working, work life balance, pension, private health, good annual leave

Cons

Not a lot of progression opportunities

5.0

12 Oct 2025

Brilliant place to work!

Support worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Really good pay Management make you feel super appreciated!

Cons

Locations of the services are hard to get to on public transport

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