Community Living Assistant - Day Services

Capability Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent charity organization in Edinburgh is seeking a Community Living Assistant to support adults with complex disabilities in achieving their goals. This role involves providing hands-on assistance, facilitating engaging activities, and working collaboratively with a dedicated team. The ideal candidate will possess empathy and patience and will be keen to help others thrive in a nurturing environment. A generous salary, funded SVQ qualification, and a supportive work culture are offered, along with 32 days of annual leave that increases with service.

Benefits

Generous salary

Fully funded SVQ qualification

Set rotas

32 days' holidays

Free PVG checks

Pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discount schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting people with complex needs is an advantage but not essential.
• Eager to learn and grow in a specialist care setting.
• Dignity and respect must be upheld in all interactions.

Responsibilities

• Support customers with 1‑1 or group care activities.
• Provide hands-on support to adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
• Help individuals express themselves through communication aids.
• Support with personal care, medication, and mealtimes.
• Facilitate sensory, creative, and community-based activities.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Positivity

Calmness

Resilience

Proactivity

Education

Health & Social Care qualifications

Job description

Make a Difference Every Day as a Community Living Assistant

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–3pm (occasional evenings and weekends). Location: Riccarton Hub, Research Avenue North, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP. Salary: £19,708.92 FTE (£12.60/hour). Hours per week: 30.

Empower Lives. Inspire Independence. Be Part of #OneCapability.

At Capability Scotland, we believe every person deserves the opportunity to live life to the fullest — to experience independence, connection, and joy.

As a Community Living Assistant, you’ll play a vital role in supporting adults with complex physical and learning disabilities to achieve their goals and thrive in a nurturing, inclusive environment.

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What You’ll Do

• You will be supporting our customers with either 1‑1 or group care, to access our hub’s fantastic sensory rooms, adapted kitchen for regular cooking & baking, science & tech, re‑bound therapy, music and arts & crafts spaces.
• Provide kind, hands‑on support to adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), complex medical needs, or sensory impairments.
• Help individuals express themselves through communication aids like Makaton, PECs, or assistive technology.
• Support with personal care, medication, and mealtimes — always with dignity and respect.
• Facilitate sensory, creative, and community‑based activities such as cooking, baking, music, arts, and more in our accessible, purpose‑built hub.
• Work collaboratively with families, health professionals, and a passionate, multidisciplinary team.

About You

• You bring empathy, patience, and positivity to everything you do. You see the person — not just the disability — and you’re driven to help others live with confidence and choice.
• Experience in supporting people with complex needs is an advantage but not essential.
• You’re calm, resilient, and proactive — even in challenging moments.
• You’re eager to learn and grow in a specialist care setting.
• Health & Social Care qualifications are welcome but not required — we’ll invest in your full training and an SVQ qualification that’s yours for life.

Why Join Us

• A generous salary of £19,708.92 FTE (£12.60 per hour)
• A fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.
• A set rotas so you always know when you are working.
• 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.

Join Us in Shaping What’s Possible

If you’re ready to empower others, grow your skills, and be part of a charity that celebrates every person’s potential, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and start your journey with #OneCapability — where compassion, inclusion, and purpose come together.

Closing date – 30th Jan 2026.

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.

PLEASE NOTE: SERVICE CLOSED FROM 25TH DEC 2025, REOPENS 5TH JAN 2026 – APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED THEREAFTER.

Commitment to Equality and Diversity

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.