Senior Care Worker

As a Senior Care Worker, you will play a key role in leading and supporting a dedicated care team to deliver high-quality, person-centred support to older people. You will help ensure that care is delivered with dignity, compassion and professionalism, while contributing to a safe, welcoming and well-run service.

This role offers the opportunity to take on additional responsibility, support colleagues in their development and make a positive difference to the everyday lives of those you support.

What your role will involve

Leading and supporting care staff on shift, acting as a role model for best practice
Providing hands-on care and support to service users in line with individual care plans
Supporting medication administration and ensuring accurate records are maintained
Contributing to care planning, reviews and day-to-day decision making
Promoting a safe, comfortable and respectful environment at all times
Supporting new staff, students and less experienced colleagues
Working closely with the Service Manager and wider team to maintain high standards of care

About you

You are a confident, compassionate and experienced care professional who is comfortable leading others and supporting high standards of care. You must hold an SVQ Level 3 in Social Care, be registered with the SSSC, and be a member of the PVG Scheme. You bring a calm, supportive and professional approach to your work and are comfortable working within and supporting our Christian ethos.

What we offer

Ongoing training and professional development
A supportive team environment
Opportunities to develop leadership skills and career progression
The satisfaction of making a meaningful difference every day

How to apply

If you are ready to step into a Senior Care Worker role where your experience and leadership matter, we would love to hear from you. Apply today!

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.

Cross Reach 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 the job you have applied for requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos. This is an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

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…