Advertised from 31 July 2025

Role

If you’re looking for the next step on your career in social care, you’ve just discovered it.

At Capability Scotland, our mission is to deliver the highest quality services, tailored to the individual needs of disabled people. We work in partnership to create innovative solutions which enable our people to achieve their goals. We put our customers and learners at the heart of everything we do and will make sure their voices are heard loud and clear. 

Stanmore House Residential acts as both a boarding element to Stanmore House School and a residential and respite service for the children of Scotland. The young people we support are aged between 5 & 20 with a variety of complex disabilities. You would support them to live independently in our bright, fully adapted, residential & school campus based in the outskirts of Lanark. 

About the role

We are looking for a Service Manager who can provide the leadership to consolidate our achievements to date and to seek out opportunities to build upon these. You will manage a motivated team which encompasses a diverse range of skills and responsibilities, and ensure that people in Stanmore Residential continue to benefit from our exceptional person-centred support.

Growth is important to us and you will be a champion of the local community, with the curiosity, vision, and confidence to search for and nurture service growth. You should be someone who is keen to implement innovation while maintaining a positive environment. This role is a gift for someone who wants to put a vision into practice. 

You should be:

• Able to demonstrate passion and commitment to our values and cause
• An exceptional leader with social care and management experience

Driving licence required. 

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• Competitive salary - £44,101.05 per annum
• We offer a fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life. 
• 37 days holidays 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

Application notes

Visit our website to find out more about the role and how to apply.

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.  

General Information

Capability Scotland is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We are happy to consider job-share applications.

Capability Scotland is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people and conducts thorough pre-employment checks on all preferred candidates.

A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team. 

***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***