Care and Support Manager - FTX - Stanmore Residential & Lifeskills

Title: Care and Support Manager – (FTC until 30th June 2027)

Location: Stanmore House Residential & Life Skills - Stanmore Road, Lanark, ML11 7RR

Salary: £36,925 pa

***Benefits - 37 days holidays per year, up to 8% company contribution pension scheme, Perks at Work, £600 Refer a Friend & much more!***

About Stanmore Residential & Life Skills Service

Stanmore House Residential has a Stanmore House School and a residential and respite service for the children of Scotland. The young people we support are aged between 5 & 25 with a variety of complex disabilities. We support them to live independently in our bright, fully adapted, residential & school campus based in the outskirts of Lanark.

Our amazing life skills service supports young people from the age of,18 in a mock-home set up, to learn life skills such as cooking, domestic tasks and money management to prepare them for independent living. The young people also have the opportunity to access community activities either with their peers or on their own

Job Purpose:

To provide direct assistance to the Service Manager in the day-to-day operation of our residential and respite service in Lanark.

Main Activities

1. Provide management support and direction to Team Leader and/or staff in their delivery of Care and Support to children and young people
2. Support the Service Manager, Team Leader and staff in meeting the requirements of organisational policy and procedure
3. Meet Regulatory Requirements (e.g. Care Inspectorate, SSSC)
4. Identify, quantify, and direct child/young person’s requirements as stated in their Individual placement agreement and support plan.
5. Undertake Investigations and Risk Assessments
6. Manage Budgetary and Financial Controls, including SDS, ILF.
7. Service Promotion and Development
8. This role may also include:
9. - 8.1.Prescribed duties and responsibilities of the Service Manager delegated down to the Care and Support Manager.
10. - 8.2.Deputise in the absence of the Service Manager

Requirements

Candidates should be qualified in SVQ Level 4, Health & Social Care or equivalent, with demonstratable leadership experience in a similar role. Driving Licence and access to a vehicle is required.

What you need to know

Hours: Up to 37 hours per week – Fixed Term Contact – 30 June 2027

Location: Stanmore Road, Lanark, ML11 7RR

Job Description: Care and Support Manager - May 2026

For more information on this role, you can contact Karen Graham via karen.graham@capability.scot using reference CS0705262

Closing date: 29th May 2026

We are actively recruiting for this role and reserve the right to close early or extend the closing date, therefore if interested, please submit your application right away.

Driver licence preferred but not essential.

Capability Scotland’s benefits:

• A generous salary of £36,925 pa / £19.14
• We offer a fully funded SVQ’s – a qualification which is yours for life.
• 37 days annual leave per year
• 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
• £600 Refer a Friend scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme

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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.