Support Worker - Lanark

Capability Scotland; Lanark; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent charity organization in Scotland is looking for compassionate Support Workers for night shifts to assist adults with disabilities in a homely care setting. Responsibilities include personal care, mobility support, and facilitating daily activities. The role offers a generous salary and includes benefits such as holiday entitlement and a fully funded SVQ qualification. Candidates with a caring attitude who seek to empower individuals are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Generous salary

Fully funded SVQ

Set rotas

32 annual holiday days

Free PVG checks

Pension contributions

Death in service benefit

Employee discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in care preferred but not essential.
• Willingness to support adults with complex disabilities.
• Must be caring and motivated.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one or two-to-one personalized care.
• Assist with personal care, dressing, and medication.
• Support mobility and communication.
• Prepare meals and help with household tasks.
• Facilitate activities like shopping trips and outings.

Skills

Compassion

Dedication

Personal care assistance

Mobility support

Communication assistance

Job description

Support Worker, Adult Services - Nightshifts 3 x 12 hour shifts - £24,833.23 pa

At Capability Scotland, we're passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred support for individuals with disabilities. Every day, we work together to develop creative, empowering solutions that help our customers live the life they choose. Our mission is simple: to put the voices and needs of those we support at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role – Support Worker

We’re currently seeking compassionate, dedicated Support Workers to join our Lanarkshire Houses service in Carluke and Lanark. You’ll support adults with complex disabilities in a homely care setting where independence and individuality are truly valued.

Our customers live in their own self-contained spaces—some alone, others with flatmates—and your role will be to support them in all aspects of daily life.

This includes:

• One-to-one or two-to-one personalised care
• Assisting with personal care, dressing, and medication
• Supporting mobility and communication
• Preparing meals and helping with household tasks
• Joining in or facilitating activities like shopping trips, cinema outings, or visits with family

Please note: Remaining vacancies are gender‑specific due to intimate care requirements (*female only) – Schedule 9 Part 1 (1)(1)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies

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Location: Lanarkshire Houses Service, Dovecot Lane, Lanark (ML11 7PX) with occasional support at Windmill Gardens, Carluke (ML8 4EZ).

Hours: Full-time – 36 hours per week, 3 × 12‑hour night shifts across weekdays and weekends, (rotational so you always know when you are working).

Driving Licence: Preferred but not essential

Every day is different, and everything we do is guided by what matters most to the people we support.

Whether you're an experienced Support Worker or new to care, we’d love to hear from you. If you’re caring, motivated, and ready to make a difference, come join our team.

Apply today and help us build a more inclusive world – one person at a time.

What We Offer:

Capability Scotland’s benefits:

• A generous salary of £24,833.23 FTE (£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 × 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.

What you need to know:

Job Description: Support Worker (Res Resp)

***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***

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.