Community Living Assistant - Riccarton Hub

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

Job summary

A leading charitable organization in Edinburgh is seeking a Community Living Assistant to support adults with complex physical and learning disabilities. The role involves providing compassionate, hands-on support and facilitating activities that enhance well-being and independence. Candidates should be empathetic and proactive, with a drive to support others. The position offers a salary of £19,708.92 FTE (£12.60/hour) for 30 hours per week, along with a range of benefits including vacation time and training opportunities.

Benefits

Fully funded SVQ qualification

32 days' holidays per year

Free PVG checks

Up to 8% company pension contribution

Employee assistance programme

Discount opportunities for carers

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting people with complex needs is an advantage but not essential.
• Health & Social Care qualifications are welcome but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support customers with 1-1 or group care.
• Facilitate sensory and creative activities.
• Provide personal care and support with dignity.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Proactivity

Calmness under pressure

Education

Health & Social Care qualifications

Job description

Community Living Assistant - Riccarton Hub

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.

At Riccarton, we provide fun and meaningful activities for our customers to get involved in during the day. We pride ourselves in enhancing outcomes and life experiences and in our Hub, we focus on health and well‑being as well as creating smiles. We're focused on making our customers' time at Riccarton all about them and offer tailored and bespoke support plans.

If you’re compassionate, creative, and ready to make every day meaningful, we’d love to welcome you to our team.

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.

Hours: Our positions are 9am - 3pm Monday - Friday (with weekend respite hours available), 30 hours per week. Overtime is available in our Short Break Respite service.

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

At Capability Scotland, we know that caring for others starts with caring for our team.

• A generous salary of £19,708.92 FTE (£12.60 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,

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.

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 25 TH DEC 2025, REOPENS 5 TH JAN 2026 – APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED THEREAFTER

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.

How to apply

To apply for this position, simply upload your covering letter and CV below. Please supply these as either a PDF or Word doc.

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