Care Assistant

Erskine Veterans Charity; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Dayforce Wallet

Welcome bonus £500 pro rata

28 days annual leave + 5 holidays

Employer pension

Reimbursement of care fees

Structured induction

Flexible working

Training & development

Enhanced sick & maternity pay

On-site parking

Health and wellbeing scheme

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Erskine Edinburgh Home in Edinburgh is seeking a Care Assistant to provide high-quality care for residents with dementia and complex needs. You will support personal care, meals, and social activities, promoting independence and choice.

This role requires a kind, warm, and patient approach, with excellent verbal and written communication. Shifts are 12.5 hours, part-time 23 hours per week, with day/night rotation and weekends/bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Be kind, warm and caring, patient and understanding.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, are essential.
• Ability to work well in a team and use your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to residents with personal care needs (washing, dressing, meals).
• Support residents to maintain independence and participate in activities.
• Update records, write reports, and liaise with residents, relatives and staff.

Skills

Kind and caring

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Dementia care

Job description

Care Assistant Erskine Edinburgh Home, Gilmerton

23 hours per week, 2 days over 7

Our service is provided in a 24/7, 365 days environment:

shifts include weekends & bank holidays

Our standard shifts are 12½ hours (includes unpaid break)

and are rotational between Day Shift and Night Shift

Day Shift: 07:30 – 20:00

Night Shift: 19:30 – 08:00

Grade 2 Salary - £16,743 to £16,770 per annum (£14.00 to £14.02 per hour)

Closing Date:Sunday 6th September 2026

Working for Erskine:

“ERSKINEis an iconic Scottish charity, formed in 1916 by Scotland’s compassionate response to the horrors of war. A century later, we still believe that Veterans and their families deserve our utmost respect and compassion, for the sacrifices they made and the challenges they now face. At Erskine, we work as a dedicated team to ensure that Veterans of all ages are cared for to the highest of standards in a beautiful, fun-filled environment, made up of two care homes and a Veterans Village of cottages, activities centre and apartments.

Working in social care can be demanding. However, at Erskine it will also be rewarding and fulfilling. You will be making an incredible difference to the lives of our residents and their loved ones, at a critical time. We value skills and qualifications, but we prize kindness and compassion, above all. Our team is crucial to providing the best care possible, so we recognise and reward our employees with benefits including employer pension contribution, fantastic career opportunities, and enhanced annual leave.

If you are kind and committed, then you do have what it takes to be part of the team here at Erskine! The ultimate aim is exceptional care and support to our ex-service community and everyone in every role, in every department plays their part.”

The Role:

Be compassion! Be exceptional! Be a Care Assistant for Erskine Veterans Charity!

As a Care Assistant at Erskine, you will work under the supervision of senior care staff to provide the highest quality of care to out residents who have wide-ranging and complex needs including dementia.

This is a demanding role, duties will be varied and no day will be the same. You will support residents with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene, dressing and assisting with meals. You will also care for their psychological and social needs promoting independence and personal choice, whilst encouraging them to take part in the wide range of activities that Erskine have to offer.

You will have a kind, warm and caring nature, be patient and understanding and be able to work well as part of a team but also use your own initiative. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written are essential as you will be required to update records, write reports and liaise with residents, relatives and staff.

We offer competitive rates of pay, a staff pension scheme and enhanced annual leave entitlement.

Benefits:

• Dayforce Wallet – employees have the power to request up to 90% of their earned pay, on-demand, in between pay periods with Dayforce Wallet
• Successful candidates for this post will receive a welcome bonus of £500 (pro rata for part time) paid in instalments - £250 after 3 months service and a further £250 after 6 months service

• 28 days annual leave plus 5 public holidays, increasing to 33 days per year, at the rate of 1 additional day for 5 years

• Employer pension contribution
• Re-imbursement of professional care fees
• Structured Induction programme
• Flexible working considered
• Opportunities for training & development
• Enhanced sick & maternity pay
• In-house Occupational Health Service
• Free On-Site Parking
• Health and Wellbeing Scheme
• Blue Light Card

Please note:

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. Erskine are unable to provide sponsorship. If you are selected for interview, you will receive an invite by email (please ensure you check your spam / junk mailbox).

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland Check. Where a candidate has resided in the UK for less than five years and lived / remained in a country for six months or more, in addition to a Disclosure/PVG, they will be asked to complete a criminal records check application via HireRight.

Please apply online at erskine.org.uk/careers. If you require the application in another format please contact the HR Department on 0141 338 6304. Erskine is an Equal Opportunities Employer