Support Practitioner – Edinburgh - 495559

Carr Gomm; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Anti-social hours uplift

Mileage allowance

Holiday entitlement

Recommend a friend £200

Enhanced leave

Defined contribution pension

Blue Light Card

Carr Gomm app

Credit union membership

Cycle to work

Job summary

Carr Gomm in Edinburgh is recruiting Support Practitioners to help people with daily living at home and in their communities, adopting a person-centred approach.

We offer full-time and part-time roles (from 22.5 hours) with training, supervision, and a range of benefits including pension, mileage, and generous holiday entitlement.

Qualifications

• Full training provided, including SVQ qualifications.
• Right values: honesty, respect, empathy and compassion.
• Holding a UK driving licence is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support people with all aspects of daily living at home and in their communities.
• Assist people with planning for their future and to prevent loneliness.
• Work across Edinburgh & The Lothians.
• Flexible shift patterns including Days, Evenings/Weekends & Overnights.

Job description

We are recruiting for Support Practitioners to join our established teams in Edinburgh.

If you're good at seeing people as unique individuals with their own skills, opinions, and dreams, then we currently have full-time and part-time (from 22.5 hrs) opportunities for you to join our teams across Edinburgh & The Lothians.

As a Support Practitioner you will support people with all aspects of daily living at home and in their communities. You will assist people with planning for their future and to prevent the effects of social isolation and loneliness in their lives. We adopt a person-centred approach to working with individuals who require support for a variety of reasons including Mental Health, Autism, Physical & Learning Disabilities.

Whilst experience is always welcome, full training (including SVQ qualifications) is provided alongside regular support and supervision from your Service Manager. The right values and motivation are essential; honesty, respect, empathy and compassion are key skills that are required in people who join our teams. Holding a UK drivers licence is preferred.

We are looking for candidates who are flexible to work a variety of shift patterns which can include Days, Evenings/Weekends & Overnights.

As a way of demonstrating how much we value you and your commitment we offer a range of great benefits:

• Anti-social hours enhancement of up to £1272, per annum, when undertaking waking night shifts (11pm-7am)
• Mileage payment of 45p per mile
• 35 days holiday per year, increasing to 40 days with length of service.
• £200 Recommend a Friend Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick leave
• A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer contributions Free Blue Light Card (giving access to thousands of discounts and promotions) Access to the Carr Gomm App: which includes free physiotherapy, health coaching and counselling.
• Membership of a credit union
• Cycle to work scheme; and more!

Support Practitioner Role Profile 04.2026

Support Practitioner Staff Benefits Poster - April 2026

We welcome applications from any candidates already eligible to work in the UK or those that can apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g. dependent visas, ancestry etc.) that do not require sponsorship from Carr Gomm. You will be asked to share proof of this prior to receiving any offer of employment. It is currently our policy not to offer sponsorship for prospective candidates.

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