Community Living Assistant - CLS - Glasgow

Capability Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A Scottish care service is seeking Community Living Assistants in Glasgow to support adults with disabilities in their homes and communities. This role includes personal care, meal support, and facilitating social activities. With flexible hours and a focus on individual needs, the position requires a manual driving license. Competitive salary, holidays, and training opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Generous salary up to £26,278 pro-rata

Nightshift premium rates

Fully funded SVQ qualification

Set rotas for work-life balance

32 days holidays per year

Pension scheme with company contributions

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting adults with disabilities.
• Flexible approach to work, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to manage personal care and daily routines.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and medication.
• Support with meals and daily routines.
• Accompany individuals to appointments and activities.

Skills

Personal care assistance

Communication

Meal support

Engaging in recreational activities

Education

Driving licence (manual vehicles)

Job description

Community Living Assistants
Locations: Hagill / Southside Glasgow
Contracts Available: 20 & 40 hours per week
Hourly Rate: £12.60

Make a Real Difference — Support Adults to Live Life Their Way

Are you passionate about supporting adults with disabilities to live independently in their own homes and communities? Tired of the rushed pace of traditional homecare roles with 15–60 minute visits?

At Capability Scotland, our support is different. We typically offer a minimum of 4-hour visits, giving you time to build meaningful relationships and make a genuine impact in the lives of those you support.

Why Work With Us?

At Capability Scotland, we are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred services tailored to the unique needs of each individual. We champion innovation, empowerment, and inclusion — making sure our customers' voices are heard and their goals are supported every step of the way.

We’re currently looking for Community Living Assistants to join our dedicated team in our West of Scotland Housing Support & Care at Home Services, working across Glasgow, Renfrewshire, and East Renfrewshire.

What You’ll Do

As a Community Living Assistant, you’ll support adults with a range of disabilities who require 24-hour care in their own homes and out in the community. Support is provided on a one-to-one or two-to-one basis, depending on individual needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

Assisting with personal care, dressing, medication, and communication
Supporting with meals and daily routines
Accompanying individuals to college, appointments, and social activities
Helping customers engage in recreational and leisure pursuits that matter to them
What you need to know

Hours: 20-40 hours, between the hours of 10.30am - 8.30 pm, rotational – Driver (manual) Haghill (G31) area

Due to customer choice for intimate care, our remaining vacancies are gender specific. * Schedule 9 Part 1 (1)(1)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies (GOR) - Female only

We provide care 24/7 and we seek applications from people with a flexible approach to working, working a mix of early and late shifts, including evenings and weekends.

Experience - Essential

Location: Haghill / Southside (G31/G41), The role involves supporting people in their own home to manage their own tenancy, as well as community based support.

Job Description: Community Living Assistant

Driving licence (manual vehicles) is essential for this role - due to the location of our customers and their support needs. If you do need to go out and about with our customer, for that dinner or cinema trip, your costs are covered.

***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***

For more information on this role, you can call Sheena on 07507624995 using reference CS2907254

Capability Scotland’s benefits:

A generous salary of £26,278.00 pro-rata, pa / (£12.60 per hour)
A nightshift premium rate of £13.23 per hour (dependent on qualifications)
We offer a fully funded SVQ –a qualification which is yours for life.
Set 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.