Classroom Care Assistant/Practitioner
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £12.60 yr awr |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 26 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Lanark, South Lanarkshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Capability Scotland |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | CS270825 |
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Classroom Care Assistant – Stanmore Campus
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with additional support needs? We are looking for caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated individuals to join our team as Classroom Care Assistants at Stanmore School, Lanark.
About the Role
As a Classroom Care Assistant/Practitioner, you’ll play a vital role in supporting pupils’ learning, wellbeing, and independence. Working closely with teachers and therapists, you will:
Assist in preparing, supporting, and tidying the classroom.
Provide one-to-one and group care, ensuring every child can access learning and daily activities.
Support children with personal care, feeding, and mobility needs.
Administer medication safely in line with care plans.
Accompany and escort pupils throughout the school day, ensuring their comfort and wellbeing.
Encourage communication and interaction using assistive technologies and communication aids.
Help manage behaviours that may challenge, always with dignity and respect.
Work collaboratively with teachers, parents, carers, and health professionals.
What We’re Looking For
We welcome applicants who are:
Compassionate, patient, and motivated by helping others achieve their potential.
Able to provide physical, emotional, and social support to children with complex needs.
Confident working as part of a team but also able to use initiative.
Willing to undertake training in moving and handling, first aid, and administering medication.
What you need to know
Hours: 33.25 hours per week (term time) or relief/bank.
Location: Stanmore School, Stanmore Road, Lanark, ML11 7RR
Job Description: Classroom Care Assistant/Practitioner - Stanmore
For more information on this role, you can contact carol.burns@capability.scot using reference CS270825
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 £18,852 pa(£12.60 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***
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with additional support needs? We are looking for caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated individuals to join our team as Classroom Care Assistants at Stanmore School, Lanark.
About the Role
As a Classroom Care Assistant/Practitioner, you’ll play a vital role in supporting pupils’ learning, wellbeing, and independence. Working closely with teachers and therapists, you will:
Assist in preparing, supporting, and tidying the classroom.
Provide one-to-one and group care, ensuring every child can access learning and daily activities.
Support children with personal care, feeding, and mobility needs.
Administer medication safely in line with care plans.
Accompany and escort pupils throughout the school day, ensuring their comfort and wellbeing.
Encourage communication and interaction using assistive technologies and communication aids.
Help manage behaviours that may challenge, always with dignity and respect.
Work collaboratively with teachers, parents, carers, and health professionals.
What We’re Looking For
We welcome applicants who are:
Compassionate, patient, and motivated by helping others achieve their potential.
Able to provide physical, emotional, and social support to children with complex needs.
Confident working as part of a team but also able to use initiative.
Willing to undertake training in moving and handling, first aid, and administering medication.
What you need to know
Hours: 33.25 hours per week (term time) or relief/bank.
Location: Stanmore School, Stanmore Road, Lanark, ML11 7RR
Job Description: Classroom Care Assistant/Practitioner - Stanmore
For more information on this role, you can contact carol.burns@capability.scot using reference CS270825
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 £18,852 pa(£12.60 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***
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