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Title: Community Living Assistant
Hours: 30 per week (Mon-Fri 9am-3pm) with overtime available in short breaks service
Location: 11 Harewood Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4NT
Salary: £21,038.49 FTE (£13.45/hour)
Benefits: Generous annual leave entitlement of 32 days' holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service (pro-rata), fully funded SVQ - a qualification which is yours for life, up to 8% company contribution pension scheme and much more!
Community Living Assistant - Day Opportunities
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.
***Please note that this role does not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship***
What you need to know
Hours: Up to 30 hours per week. Our day support services operate Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm. There is also an expectation that you may provide additional cover for day, back-shift, sleepovers in our short break respite or 24/7 services, when required (as overtime/additional hours).
Location: SPACE, 11 Harewood Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4NT (Short Break 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. 24/7 Services based in Currie.
Closing date: 6th Nov 2026
Job Description: 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 £21,038.49 FTE (£13.45/hour)
- 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
*Subject to contractual terms.
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.
***Please note that this vacancy does not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship***
This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and a satisfactory PVG Scheme Record/Update. The successful candidate will be required to undergo the appropriate Disclosure Scotland vetting checks prior to appointment.
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Community Living Assistant - Day Services - Edinburgh - 492750 employer: Capability Scotland
Capability Scotland is an excellent employer, offering a supportive and friendly work environment at our Upper Springland Campus in Perth. With generous benefits including 32 days of holiday, pension contributions, and opportunities for personal growth, we prioritise the well-being of our staff while ensuring a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve.
