Advertised from 23 February 2026

Role

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families. 

As a Support Worker, you will plan and deliver a range of inclusive, social, recreational and adventure play activities at The Yard.

Position: Respite Club Support Worker

Location: Eyre Place Lane, Edinburgh

Salary: £13.65 per hour

Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 1.00pm to 6.30pm (Sessional Support Worker contracts also available)

Benefits: 32 days holiday per annum (pro rata - including public holidays), training & development opportunities, life assurance, company pension, health care cash back plan, employee assistance programme

About the role:

As a Support Worker you will work to deliver inclusive, social, recreational play activities such as arts & crafts, indoor and outdoor play for children and young people with disabilities and additional support needs on a 1:1 basis.

About you:

Is creating fun and friendship your superpower?

If you would like to work in a supportive and understanding work environment, ensuring that families feel valued and part of an inclusive community, we would love to have you on board.

This job is for you if you:

• Have experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities in a play or youth work setting (or in a home environment)
• Enjoy enabling children and young people to play and socialise in an inclusive way
• Can work in a flexible manner both on a 1:1 basis and as part of a wider team of Support Workers and Playworkers
• Are prepared to assist and undertake personal care with individual children, if required (which may include the use of hoists and / or additional equipment.)

Application notes

To understand more about the role, please download our Support Worker job description here: https://theyardscotland.org.uk/jobs/respite-support-worker-2/

Please complete the job application form and equal opportunities monitoring form available on our website and return them to: jobs@theyardscotland.org.uk

The closing date to apply is Tuesday 24****th March at 09:00am

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 1****st & Friday 3****rd April

We very much welcome previous experience working as: Play Worker, Support Worker, Care Worker, Pupil Support Assistant, Nursery Assistant, Teaching Assistant and Voluntary Worker

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