Job Description

Lanark


12.60 per hour


Permanent, Relief, Full-Time


0/relief & 35 hours per week


Closing Date: 15 July 2025


Children's Support Workers - Join Our Team!


We are seeking experienced social care professionals to join our residential, respite and Lifeskills services in Lanark. If you are passionate about supporting children with complex disabilities and want to make a real difference in their lives, we would love to hear from you.


The role - Support Worker, 35 hours per week & relief/bank (Children & Young People)


Stanmore House Residential acts as both a boarding element to Stanmore House School and a residential and respite service for the children of Scotland. The young people we support are aged between 5 & 20 with a variety of complex disabilities. You would support them to live independently in our bright, fully adapted campus based in the outskirts of Lanark.


Our 4 bungalows can host up to 16 young people in total. You will be supporting our customers on either one-to-one or group care; your day will include helping them with their personal care, dressing, medication, mobility, mealtimes, attending school & appointments and participating in their chosen recreational activities for that day.


Relief/Bank Support Workers are also required in our Life Skills team where we have three elements to the service we provide.


Building Based: This is where our young people meet with peers on site and take part in planned, structured activities, developing their own independent key living skills.


Community Access: we support young people in accessing community activities, such as attending music, drama, or dance classes.


Respite: we provide respite to meet our young peoples needs we also use this as an opportunity to develop someone's own key living skills.


We benefit from a great rural setting of lush, green countryside with extensive gardens on campus. We have a fantastic indoor pool for a splash about or some hydrotherapy, a rebound therapy room, sensory experiences and stories, an on-site cinema and beauty salon, and we love getting involved in our local community at Lanark, too.


Do you want to be part of these truly rewarding services?


What you need to know


Hours: 35 hours per week (residential). Working a mix of dayshift (7.30am-3pm), backshifts (2.30pm-10pm) and nightshifts (9.45pm-8.45am). We also have relief/bank positions available in our Residential and Lifeskills services.


Location: Stanmore House Residential, Stanmore Road, Lanark, ML11 7RR


: Support Worker (Children)


Drivers essential, as our team are required to drive our manual adapted vehicle/bus.


Closing date - 15th July 2025


For more information on this role, you can contact Beverley.Graham@capability.scot using reference CS230625


We reserve the right to close or extend this vacancy dependent on the number of applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.


Capability Scotland's benefits:


A generous salary of 22,993.74 (12.60 per hour) Where nightshifts are available, we offer a generous rate of - 13.23 per hour. To help you achieve this qualification, we offer a fully funded SVQ - a qualification which is yours for life Most services offer, set 2, 3, 4 and 6 weeks rolling or monthly rotas so you always know when you are working and can plan life outside of work 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
We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability.


Want to be part of this? Apply now


Capability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued, and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.


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.


Application question(s):


This role is shift work, please confirm your availability - (days and times) 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?
Work authorisation:


United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person