Support Worker - Stanmore Residential & Lifeskills - 430493

Capability Scotland; Lanark; On-site; GBP 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity seeks passionate Support Workers in Lanark to help children with complex disabilities live independently. Ideal candidates will be experienced in social care and motivated to make a real difference in the lives of young people. This rewarding role includes varied shifts and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

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

Fully funded SVQ qualification

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Shopping discount scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting children with complex disabilities is essential.
• Driver's license is required for driving adapted vehicles.
• Ability to engage in personal care and daily activities.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with personal care, medication, and recreational activities.
• Assist in community access and life skills development.
• Foster independent living skills among children and young people.

Skills

Support for children with disabilities

Personal care

Mobility assistance

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Experience in social care

Job description

Children's Support Workers - Join Our Team!

We are seeking experienced social care professionals to join our residential, respite and Lifeskills services in Lanark. If you are passionate about supporting children with complex disabilities and want to make a real difference in their lives, we would love to hear from you.

The role - Support Worker, 35 hours per week & relief/bank (Children & Young People)

Stanmore House Residential acts as both a boarding element to Stanmore House School and a residential and respite service for the children of Scotland. The young people we support are aged between 5 & 20 with a variety of complex disabilities. You would support them to live independently in our bright, fully adapted campus based in the outskirts of Lanark.

Our 4 bungalows can host up to 16 young people in total. You will be supporting our customers on either one-to-one or group care; your day will include helping them with their personal care, dressing, medication, mobility, mealtimes, attending school & appointments and participating in their chosen recreational activities for that day.

Relief/Bank Support Workers are also required in our Life Skills team where we have three elements to the service we provide.

Building Based: This is where our young people meet with peers on site and take part in planned, structured activities, developing their own independent key living skills.

Community Access: we support young people in accessing community activities, such as attending music, drama, or dance classes.

Respite: we provide respite to meet our young peoples needs we also use this as an opportunity to develop someone's own key living skills.

We benefit from a great rural setting of lush, green countryside with extensive gardens on campus. We have a fantastic indoor pool for a splash about or some hydrotherapy, a rebound therapy room, sensory experiences and stories, an on-site cinema and beauty salon, and we love getting involved in our local community at Lanark, too.

Do you want to be part of these truly rewarding services?

What you need to know

Hours: 35 hours per week (residential). Working a mix of dayshift (7.30am-3pm), backshifts (2.30pm-10pm) and nightshifts (9.45pm-8.45am). We also have relief/bank positions available in our Residential and Lifeskills services.

Location: Stanmore House Residential, Stanmore Road, Lanark, ML11 7RR

Job Description: Support Worker (Children)

Drivers essential, as our team are required to drive our manual adapted vehicle/bus.

Closing date - 15th July 2025

For more information on this role, you can contact [e-mail] using reference CS230625

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.

Capability Scotland's benefits:

• A generous salary of £22,993.74 (£12.60 per hour)
• Where nightshifts are available, we offer a generous rate of - £13.23 per hour.
• To help you achieve this qualification, we offer a fully funded SVQ - a qualification which is yours for life
• Most services offer, set 2, 3, 4 and 6 weeks rolling or monthly 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.

***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***