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Ref no:
241848
Published:
24/11/2021
Closes:
30/11/2021
Location:
Level 1, EH6 5NP
Salary:
£22,189 - £23,106 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
40 hours per week

Full-time, permanent role, £22,189 – £23,106 J

L’Arche has been providing care and support services to adults with learning disabilities in Edinburgh for over 30 years. We are a community of around 80 people, part of an international federation of around 150 communities around the world. We provide registered supported living services from 4 locations in the Leith and Restalrig areas of Edinburgh, in small shared houses and individual flats. Our service is regulated by the Care Inspectorate and SSSC.

The role of Deputy Support and Care Leader is crucial in ensuring that the quality and standard of care and support to people living in our services complies with all requirements and that the assistant team are supported and well led. Promoting good communication is a key aspect of the role, along with ensuring L’Arche values of community and spiritual life are maintained. Family members of the people we support are actively involved and the Deputy Support and Care Leader works in close partnership with them.

L’Arche Edinburgh provides an innovative service that goes beyond the typical boundaries of professional care. We see people not as clients but as equal members of an active community and we support people to live a full and active life in their own homes and within the wider community. L’Arche is committed to providing genuinely person-centred outcomes for each person, and has a model that enables a higher than normal level of support to be provided.


The Deputy Support and Care Leader post holder supports the Support and Care Leader to manage a Care at Home/Housing Support service registered with the Care Inspectorate for 6 core members (service users). The assistant team is made up of a mix of ‘live-in’ and ‘live-out’ support workers (called Assistants in L’Arche) who together provide support between the hours of 7AM to 10.30PM. Occasional sleepovers may be required for this post.

To apply please send your CV to edinburgh.recruitment@larche.org.uk or to complete an application form visit https://www.larche-edinburgh.org.uk/Pages/Category/vacancies

For an informal discussion please contact the Assistants Coordinator (HR Manager) or Support and Care Coordinator on 0131 553 3478

More information on L’Arche Edinburgh is available at https://www.larche-edinburgh.org.uk/