Job Description

Edinburgh


12.60 per hour


Permanent, Full-Time, Part-Time


30 hours per week


Closing Date: 13 June 2025


Can you help us with our ongoing mission?

Please note that this role does not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship


At Capability Scotland, our mission is to deliver the highest quality services, tailored to the individual needs of disabled people. We work in partnership to create innovative solutions which enable our people to achieve their goals. We put our customers and learners at the heart of everything we do and will make sure their voices are heard loud and clear.


We love what we do here and are looking to recruit Community Living Assistants for our Craigmillar service based in Edinburgh.


The role - Community Living Assistant/Care Practitioner


We support people with a range of disabilities in our spacious daycentre setting. This bright, fully accessible setting supports 22 adult customers and offers; craft, digital, sewing, art and baking & cooking groups along with excellent links to our surrounding community.


You will be supporting our customers with either 1-1 or group care; your day will include helping them with their personal care, dressing, medication, communication, mobility, mealtimes and participating in their chosen interactive activities including; swimming, going to the gym, dancing or "music for all" groups. The variety of community based activities you would support with, aims to meet our customers individual needs and outcomes, incorporating the use of assistive technology.


What you need to know


Hours: Up to 30 hours per week. Our day support services are between 9am-3pm Monday - Friday, with an expectation that you would support with shift cover (day/back and nightshift) in short break respite services (as overtime/additional hours)


Location: SPACE, 11 Harewood Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4NT (Respite services are based in Chesser & Hailsland Park - Edinburgh EH14) Please note that this role requires travel throughout the Edinburgh area to support our customers with community based/social activities.


Closing date: 13th June 2025


: Community Living Assistant


Drivers preferred but not essential, whilst we welcome applications from drivers, we can consider non drivers. If you do need to go out and about with our customer for that dinner and cinema trip, your costs are covered.


Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:


A generous salary of 19,708.92 (12.60ph) We offer a fully funded SVQ - a qualification which is yours for life. 32 days' holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service. Free PVG checks throughout your employment. Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme. Up to 3 x annual salary death in service. Perks at Work - shopping discount scheme. Cycle to work scheme. 24/7 employee assistance programme. Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts
Applying to Capability Scotland


Applying to join our family is easy. At the bottom of this advert, you can submit your CV and a covering letter directly to our hiring service. You'll then hear from us within three weeks of the noted closing date. We'll invite successful candidates to an interview so we can learn more about what makes each other tick, in a safe and secure way.


You can keep a track of your application in your profile management settings


For more information on this role, you can call Lucy on 07841 499 729 using reference CS290525


General Information


Capability Scotland is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We are happy to consider job-share applications. Capability Scotland is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people and conducts thorough pre-employment checks on all preferred candidates. A copy of Capability Scotland's Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.
Due to the high volume of applications expected, we advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to apply to work with us.

Please note that our vacancies do not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship, if you require this to commit to this role long term, please do not apply. If we are in a position to offer sponsorship in the future our adverts will be updated to reflect this


Pay: From 12.60 per hour


Application question(s):


This role does not qualify for skilled worker visa, please do not apply if you require this. If relevant, what is your visa type/status & expiry date? Are you comfortable providing personal/intimate hygiene care to adults with complex physical disabilities? This role is 30 hours per week, non-negotiable (with overtime available), working Monday to Friday 9am -3pm are you available to work all of these days & hours?
Work authorisation:


United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person