Support Worker - Perth Studio & Outreach Services

Can you help us with our ongoing mission?

At Capability Scotland, our mission is to deliver the highest quality services, tailored to the individual needs of disabled people. We work in partnership to create innovative solutions which enable our people to achieve their goals. We put our customers and learners at the heart of everything we do and will make sure their voices are heard loud and clear.

We love what we do here and are looking to recruit Support Worker for our Studio day centre & out service based in Perth.

The role – Support Worker

We support people with a variety of complex disabilities in our spacious, purpose-built hub setting, which offers sensory, kitchen and craft spaces with access to idyllic grounds and amazing facilities such as a hydrotherapy pool, rebound therapy an accessible gym. It is an exciting time to join and help us shape our big plans for our brand new facilities, which are coming soon.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with a skill or passion to share such as baking, music or arts & crafts – if you love it, this will shine through to the people you support, giving them a taste of new experiences whilst learning new skills.

As part of our staff team you may be asked to cover occasional shifts in our Community Outreach services. Supporting our customers in their own homes and wider community, enabling independent living; assisting with personal care, medication, mealtimes and social support.

What you need to know

Hours: Up to 30 Hours per week. 9am-3.30pm – Monday to Friday. Plus occasional evening and weekend shifts in our Community Outreach services.

Location: Our work is in our daycentre & community support services, all coordinated from our hub in Uppers Springland Campus, Isla Road, Perth, PH2 7HQ.

Job Description: Support Worker (Day Service)

Don’t let concerns over experience or availability hold you back. We have several growing services across Scotland and are happy to consider any availability – apply now and see if we can work with yours!

Drivers preferred. Whilst we welcome applications from drivers, we can consider non drivers. If you do need to go out and about with our customer for that dinner and cinema trip, your costs are covered.

Capability Scotland’s benefits:

• A generous salary of up to £18,864.25 pa / £12.06 per hour (or £12.35 per hour, dependent on qualifications)
• We recognise and reward qualified employees offering £12.35 per hour for those qualified at SVQ3 or above.
• A nightshift premium rate of £12.66 - £12.97 per hour (dependent on qualifications)
• 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.