Children's Support Worker - Edinburgh

Kind, caring and looking for a fun packed role assisting children with additional support needs?

About the Role – Support Worker

Our Edinburgh Children Services, Edinburgh Childcare 4All, supports mainstream childcare providers in Edinburgh to include children with additional support needs in their settings. As a support worker you will work between nurseries, after school and holiday clubs across the city, to meaningfully include children and meet their individual needs.

This role also involves working with childcare staff to improve their knowledge and confidence, when supporting children with a range of disabilities and implementing strategies in the setting to promote inclusion. You will also work alongside other professionals to provide a support package suitable to the individual child.

You would not be required you to support with medication, however, you may provide personal care (including intimate care), and support young people with aspects of their general welfare to meet their individual needs.

What you need to know

Hours: 10 hours per week, between the hours of 9am-6pm Monday-Friday (no weekends or evenings). Visit times with our young people are usually around 2-3 hours, doing around 3 visits per week, with the same or variable customers per week. Candidates should be flexible to meet their needs.

Location: Various educational settings throughout Edinburgh.

Driving Licence desirable but not essential, as long as able to travel (as required) to meet our young people’s needs.

Job description available upon request.

Experience/qualifications/key skills required

Experience of working in a similar role and environment is desirable as is a willingness to undertake any personal development opportunities. You should have a care related SVQ Level 3, or the willingness to gain this qualification in a given timescale. You should possess good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.

Capability Scotland’s benefits:

• A generous salary of £22,164 - £22,734 FTE/Pro-Rata / £10.90ph - £11.18ph (dependent on qualifications & length of service)
• We recognise and reward qualified employees offering £11.18 per hour for those qualified at SVQ3 or above.
• To help you achieve this qualification, we offer fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.
• Most services offer, set 2, 3, 4 & 6 week rolling 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.
• Fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.
• 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.

For more information on this role, you can call Lauren on 07739195692 using reference CS230401

Closing date – 31^st May 2023

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 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.