Support Worker - Part TimeinEdinburghinEdinburghPUBLISHED SAT 15 MAR 2025
Meaningful Role, You’ll make a real difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities, helping them live independently and with dignity.
Flexible Hours, Part-time positions allow you to tailor your work schedule to fit around your personal life, providing better work-life balance.
Supportive Team, Join a compassionate and caring group of colleagues who are equally passionate about providing quality support to service users.
Career Development, Opportunities for professional growth, including access to training programs and the chance to gain relevant qualifications like SVQ Level 3 in Social Care.
Comprehensive Benefits, Enjoy a range of benefits such as a generous pension plan, health cash plan, exclusive discounts, and enhanced family-friendly policies.
Values-Led Environment, Work within an organization that fosters a Christian ethos, promoting compassion, respect, and community support.
Part-Time Support Worker - Edinburgh, CrossReach
Are you looking for a fulfilling role that fits seamlessly into your life? Join CrossReach as a Part-Time Support Worker and make a genuine difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities. You’ll provide essential one-to-one support that helps them thrive, gain confidence, and embrace life to the fullest—all within a flexible schedule that suits you perfectly.
In this rewarding position, every day brings new opportunities to empower others. You’ll assist with daily activities, nurture independence in cooking and personal care, and support service users in accessing education, work, and social opportunities. We value compassion above all, and while experience in social care is a plus, we provide comprehensive training for the right candidates. If you have a caring heart and a positive outlook, we want to hear from you!
At CrossReach, you’ll not only enjoy a meaningful role but also become part of a dedicated team that truly cares. With benefits like family-friendly policies, health cash plans, and opportunities for professional development, we’re committed to helping you grow while prioritising your well-being. If you’re ready to embark on a rewarding career that enhances lives—starting with your own—apply today and be part of something truly special.
Meaningful Role, You’ll make a real difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities, helping them live independently and with dignity.
Flexible Hours, Part-time positions allow you to tailor your work schedule to fit around your personal life, providing better work-life balance.
Supportive Team, Join a compassionate and caring group of colleagues who are equally passionate about providing quality support to service users.
Career Development, Opportunities for professional growth, including access to training programs and the chance to gain relevant qualifications like SVQ Level 3 in Social Care.
Comprehensive Benefits, Enjoy a range of benefits such as a generous pension plan, health cash plan, exclusive discounts, and enhanced family-friendly policies.
Values-Led Environment, Work within an organization that fosters a Christian ethos, promoting compassion, respect, and community support.
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Looking for a rewarding role that fits around your life? As a Part-Time Support Worker at CrossReach, you’ll be helping individuals with learning disabilities live independently, gain confidence, and enjoy life to the fullest—all while working a schedule that suits you.
What’s the job?
No two days are the same, but here’s what you’ll be doing:
✔ Providing one-to-one care and support tailored to each person’s needs.
✔ Encouraging independence with daily tasks like cooking, cleaning, and personal care.
✔ Helping people access education, work, hobbies, and social activities.
✔ Supporting service users with budgeting, benefits, and essential life skills.
✔ Building strong relationships and empowering each individual to make their own choices.
✔ Ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and dignity of those in your care.
What do you need?
✨ A caring, patient, and positive attitude—the most important thing!
✨ 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 meaningful role – You’ll make a real difference every day.
💙 A great team – Supportive colleagues who care as much as you do.
💙 Flexibility – Part-time hours that work for you.
💙 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 looking for a part-time role where you can truly make an impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and be part of something special!
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
Looking for a rewarding role that fits around your life? As a Part-Time Support Worker at CrossReach, you’ll be helping individuals with learning disabilities live independently, gain confidence, and enjoy life to the fullest—all while working a schedule that suits you.
What’s the job?
No two days are the same, but here’s what you’ll be doing:
✔ Providing one-to-one care and support tailored to each person’s needs.
✔ Encouraging independence with daily tasks like cooking, cleaning, and personal care.
✔ Helping people access education, work, hobbies, and social activities.
✔ Supporting service users with budgeting, benefits, and essential life skills.
✔ Building strong relationships and empowering each individual to make their own choices.
✔ Ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and dignity of those in your care.
What do you need?
✨ A caring, patient, and positive attitude—the most important thing!
✨ 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 meaningful role – You’ll make a real difference every day.
💙 A great team – Supportive colleagues who care as much as you do.
💙 Flexibility – Part-time hours that work for you.
💙 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 looking for a part-time role where you can truly make an impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and be part of something special!
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.
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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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