Support WorkerinEdinburghinEdinburghPUBLISHED SAT 1 MAR 2025
CrossReachro1aZlC
Meaningful Impact, The role allows you to make a profound difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities, empowering them to lead more independent lives.
Diverse Daily Tasks, Every day presents new challenges and experiences, keeping the work dynamic and engaging.
Supportive Team Environment, Work alongside compassionate colleagues who share a commitment to improving the lives of others.
Comprehensive Training and Development, Opportunities for professional growth, including gaining qualifications and pursuing career advancement.
Strong Ethical Foundation, Work within a values-led environment that emphasizes respect, dignity, and compassion, aligned with a Christian ethos.
Flexible Family-Friendly Policies, Enhanced family-friendly policies help maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Attractive Employee Benefits, Access to a variety of rewards such as retail discounts, pensions, health cash plans, and a care concierge service for additional support.
CrossReach is seeking a Support Worker in Edinburgh to empower individuals with learning disabilities to live independently and confidently. In this role, you will provide personalized support, assist with daily tasks such as cooking and personal care, help with accessing education and work opportunities, and promote essential life skills. A caring attitude is essential, and while prior experience in social care is beneficial, it is not required as training will be provided. Candidates should ideally have or be willing to work towards an SVQ Level 3 in Social Care and respect the organisation's Christian ethos.
As part of the team at CrossReach, you will have the opportunity for career development and be part of a supportive environment that values staff well-being. The position includes various benefits such as a contributory pension plan, family-friendly policies, a health cash plan, and training support. Applicants must meet certain requirements including membership in the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others while working for a reputable social care provider with a long-standing commitment to quality care.
As part of the team at CrossReach, you will have the opportunity for career development and be part of a supportive environment that values staff well-being. The position includes various benefits such as a contributory pension plan, family-friendly policies, a health cash plan, and training support. Applicants must meet certain requirements including membership in the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others while working for a reputable social care provider with a long-standing commitment to quality care.
Meaningful Impact, The role allows you to make a profound difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities, empowering them to lead more independent lives.
Diverse Daily Tasks, Every day presents new challenges and experiences, keeping the work dynamic and engaging.
Supportive Team Environment, Work alongside compassionate colleagues who share a commitment to improving the lives of others.
Comprehensive Training and Development, Opportunities for professional growth, including gaining qualifications and pursuing career advancement.
Strong Ethical Foundation, Work within a values-led environment that emphasizes respect, dignity, and compassion, aligned with a Christian ethos.
Flexible Family-Friendly Policies, Enhanced family-friendly policies help maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Attractive Employee Benefits, Access to a variety of rewards such as retail discounts, pensions, health cash plans, and a care concierge service for additional support.
Looking for a meaningful career where you can truly make a difference? At CrossReach, we’re all about empowering people to live life to the fullest. As a Support Worker, you’ll play a vital role in helping individuals with learning disabilities gain independence, build confidence, and enjoy life on their terms.
What’s the job?
Every day is different, but here’s what you’ll be doing:
✔ Providing one-to-one support that is tailored to each person’s needs.
✔ Encouraging independence and helping with daily tasks like cooking, cleaning, and personal care.
✔ Supporting people to access education, work, hobbies, and social activities.
✔ Helping service users with budgeting, benefits, and important life skills.
✔ Building strong relationships and championing each individual’s choices.
✔ Ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and dignity of those in your care.
What do you need?
✨ A caring, patient, and positive attitude—this is the most important part!
✨ Experience in social care is great but not essential—we’ll provide training if you’re the right fit.
✨ An SVQ Level 3 in Social Care (or a willingness to work towards it).
✨ Basic IT skills for online training and record-keeping.
✨ A respect for our Christian ethos—you don’t have to be religious, just happy to work in a values-led environment.
Why join CrossReach?
💙 A role that matters – You’ll help people live life to the fullest.
💙 A great team – Supportive colleagues who care as much as you do.
💙 Career Development – Opportunities To Gain Qualifications And Progress.
A few key things to know:
✔ You’ll need to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.
✔ Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is required.
If you’re compassionate, reliable, and ready for a rewarding career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and start making a real impact!
We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.
Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.
But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.
CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.
Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.
As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it.
This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks. You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.
We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.
If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
Additional Information For Candidates
What’s the job?
Every day is different, but here’s what you’ll be doing:
✔ Providing one-to-one support that is tailored to each person’s needs.
✔ Encouraging independence and helping with daily tasks like cooking, cleaning, and personal care.
✔ Supporting people to access education, work, hobbies, and social activities.
✔ Helping service users with budgeting, benefits, and important life skills.
✔ Building strong relationships and championing each individual’s choices.
✔ Ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and dignity of those in your care.
What do you need?
✨ A caring, patient, and positive attitude—this is the most important part!
✨ Experience in social care is great but not essential—we’ll provide training if you’re the right fit.
✨ An SVQ Level 3 in Social Care (or a willingness to work towards it).
✨ Basic IT skills for online training and record-keeping.
✨ A respect for our Christian ethos—you don’t have to be religious, just happy to work in a values-led environment.
Why join CrossReach?
💙 A role that matters – You’ll help people live life to the fullest.
💙 A great team – Supportive colleagues who care as much as you do.
💙 Career Development – Opportunities To Gain Qualifications And Progress.
A few key things to know:
✔ You’ll need to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.
✔ Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is required.
If you’re compassionate, reliable, and ready for a rewarding career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and start making a real impact!
We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.
Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.
But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.
CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.
Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.
As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it.
This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks. You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.
We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.
If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
Additional Information For Candidates
- Application Process: Please apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain. You can find out more about our recruitment process here
- CV Upload: DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for shortlisting purposes.
- Deadline: Posts close at midnight on the indicated date.
- Application Assistance: For help completing an application through Jobtrain, please click here
- Accessibility : To view our recruitment accessibility statement, please click here
- Communication: Please note that most of our communication is via email; therefore, please ensure you enter your email address accurately and ensure that “Jobtrian” and “CrossReach” are marked as safe email address. However, we will at times also call you or send you a text message.
- Check Email Regularly: Please check your email regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates.
- Support Hub: For advice and support with any system issues, please contact Jobtrain Candidate Support Hub
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1. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what attracted you to the Support Worker position at CrossReach?
2. What does empowering individuals with learning disabilities mean to you, and how do you envision achieving this in your role?
3. Do you have any previous experience in social care or supporting individuals with learning disabilities? If so, could you describe a challenging situation you faced and how you handled it?
4. How do you approach building relationships and rapport with individuals in your care? Can you provide an example?
5. What techniques do you use to encourage independence in the individuals you support?
1. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what attracted you to the Support Worker position at CrossReach?
2. What does empowering individuals with learning disabilities mean to you, and how do you envision achieving this in your role?
3. Do you have any previous experience in social care or supporting individuals with learning disabilities? If so, could you describe a challenging situation you faced and how you handled it?
4. How do you approach building relationships and rapport with individuals in your care? Can you provide an example?
5. What techniques do you use to encourage independence in the individuals you support?
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To work as a Support Worker in the UK, you'll need a combination of personal qualities and specific skills. Here are some key skills and attributes that are typically important for this role:
1. Communication Skills: Ability to listen actively and communicate clearly with clients, their families, and other professionals.
2. Empathy and Compassion: Understanding the emotional needs of clients and demonstrating compassion and care is crucial.
3. Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to assess situations and come up with practical solutions to meet the needs of clients.
4. Patience and Resilience: Working with clients who may have challenging behaviors or emotional needs requires a lot of patience and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
5. Interpersonal Skills: Building rapport and maintaining professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
6. Organizational Skills: Manage your time effectively and keep track of multiple responsibilities and tasks.
7. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals such as social workers, health care providers, and therapists.
8. Flexibility and Adaptability: Clients' needs can change rapidly, so it’s important to adapt to new situations.
9. Knowledge of Safeguarding: Understanding policies and practices around safeguarding vulnerable individuals is essential for ensuring their safety.
10. Cultural Awareness: Being sensitive to the diverse backgrounds and needs of clients and providing appropriate support.
11. Basic IT Skills: Familiarity with using computers and electronic health records, as well as communication tools.
12. First Aid and Health Care Knowledge: While not always required, having basic first aid skills can be beneficial, and understanding health conditions related to your client group is important.
While formal qualifications are not always necessary, having relevant training or a vocational qualification in health and social care can be advantageous. Additionally, specific roles may require knowledge or experience in particular areas, such as mental health, learning disabilities, or physical disabilities.
It's also essential to undergo a background check (DBS check) as working with vulnerable individuals often requires safeguarding compliance.
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