Community Living Assistant - Edinburgh

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

Job summary

Capability Scotland is seeking Community Living Assistants to support adults with complex physical and learning disabilities. This position emphasizes compassionate care in a supportive team environment, fostering independence and empowerment through personalized assistance. Generous salary, set rotas, and additional benefits are offered.

Benefits

A generous salary of £19,708.92 FTE (£12.60 per hour)

32 days' holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.

Fully funded SVQ qualification.

Cycle to work scheme.

24/7 employee assistance programme.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with complex needs (desirable).
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and grow within a specialist setting.
• Calm, patient, and proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, hands-on support to adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
• Assist with personal care, medication, and communication.
• Facilitate sensory, social, creative, and community-based activities tailored to individual needs.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Teamwork

Patient approach

Proactive approach

Education

Qualifications in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Are you looking for a social care role that offers excellent work-life balance, working Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm (with occasional evenings & weekends)?

Then look no further...

Join our team of Community Living Assistants today!

Are you passionate about empowering people with complex physical and learning disabilities? Do you thrive in a supportive team and want every day at work to truly make a difference?

At Capability Scotland, we provide specialist daytime support and occasional 24-hour short break respite services for adults with complex disabilities, promoting independence, inclusion, and wellbeing through personalised care and enriching activities.

You will be supporting our customers with either 1-1 or group care, to access our hubs' fantastic sensory rooms, adapted kitchen for regular cooking & baking, science & tech, rebound therapy, music, and arts & crafts spaces.

We’re looking to recruit a team of Community Living Assistants who bring kindness, resilience, and commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

• Provide compassionate, hands-on support to adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), complex medical needs, or sensory impairments
• Assist with personal care, medication, mealtime support, and communication (including non-verbal methods like Makaton, PECs, or assistive tech)
• Facilitate sensory, social, creative, and community-based activities tailored to individual needs and preferences
• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals, families, and a skilled multidisciplinary team
• Ensure the highest standards of safeguarding, dignity, and respect at all times
• Previous experience supporting people with complex needs (desirable)
• A calm, patient, and proactive approach – especially in challenging situations
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and grow within a specialist setting
• Qualifications in Health & Social Care are a bonus, but not essential – full training is provided

What We Offer:

Capability Scotland’s benefits:

• A generous salary of £19,708.92 FTE (£12.60 per hour)
• A nightshift premium rate of £13.23 per hour
• We offer a fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.
• A 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.
• 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.

What you need to know:

Hours: 9am - 3pm Monday - Friday (with weekend respite hours available, if you have availability to assist with this service), 30 hours per week. Applicants must be able to work this rota pattern. Overtime is available in our Short Break Respite service.

Location: Research Avenue North, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP (and out and about in the community)

We reserve the right to close or extend this vacancy depending on the number of applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

***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***

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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 broadly – including but not limited to educational and professional backgrounds, experience, neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, ethnicity, and geographical origin. 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, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to apply to work with us.