Children’s Residential & Lifeskills Support Worker

Capability Scotland; Lanark; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days annual leave

8% pension contributions

£600 Refer a Friend

Job summary

Capability Scotland is recruiting a Children’s Support Worker to join our residential and Lifeskills services in Lanark. You will support children aged 5–20 with complex disabilities in a campus-based setting, delivering personal care, mobility support, and life-skills activities across day, evening, and sleepover shifts.

The role offers permanent contracts with varied hours (full-time, part-time, relief) and benefits including generous annual leave, pension contributions, and refer-a-friend

Qualifications

• Caring, patient and reliable individuals dedicated to the people we support.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and sleepover shifts.
• UK Driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
• Female-only vacancies due to intimate care requirements (Equality Act 2010).

Responsibilities

• Personal care, dressing and medication support.
• Assisting with mobility and mealtimes.
• Supporting attendance at school and appointments.
• Encouraging participation in recreational and social activities.
• Lifeskills: building-based and community access activities, respite support.

Skills

Caring

Patient

Reliable

Excellent communication

Teamwork

UK Driving licence

Vehicle access

Job description

Capability Scotland is recruiting a Children’s Support Worker to join our residential and Lifeskills services in Lanark. You will support children aged 5–20 with complex disabilities in a campus-based setting, delivering personal care, mobility support, and life-skills activities across day, evening, and sleepover shifts.

The role offers permanent contracts with varied hours (full-time, part-time, relief) and benefits including generous annual leave, pension contributions, and refer-a-friend