Senior Care Assistant

Senior Care Worker – Daviot Care Home, Inverness

Salary
: £13.90 - £14.50 per hour + Competitive Benefits + Overtime Rates
Hours
:
Full-time and Part-time positions available

Located just outside Inverness in the beautiful Scottish Highlands, Daviot Care Home is a welcoming 94-bed home providing nursing, dementia, and specialist mental health care. With a warm family atmosphere, dedicated team, and strong community connections, we're committed to delivering outstanding person-centred care that enables residents to live fulfilling and meaningful lives. To support our colleagues, we also offer a Meallmore colleague bus service
, helping make travel to and from work easier and more accessible.

As a Senior Care Worker
, you'll work alongside our Registered Nurses to deliver exceptional person-centred care while leading and supporting the care team. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day while developing your leadership skills and progressing your career through Meallmore's training and development programmes.

• Support Registered Nurses in assessing, planning, and delivering high-quality care.
• Provide hands-on care while promoting dignity, choice, and independence.
• Lead, motivate, and support care colleagues to deliver excellent outcomes.
• Maintain accurate care records, assessments, reviews, and care plans.
• Administer medication safely and in line with procedures.
• Lead by example and promote a positive, supportive culture throughout the home.

• Previous experience as a Senior Care Worker or within a similar care setting.
• A passion for delivering outstanding person-centred care.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Confidence using digital care systems and IT applications.
• Registration with the SSSC, or willingness to register within the required timeframe.
• SVQ Level 3 in Social Services & Healthcare (or equivalent)

• Competitive pay and enhanced overtime rates
• Wagestream financial wellbeing platform, including earned wage access, budgeting and savings tools
• Company sick pay
• Free parking and subsidised colleague meals
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Fully funded training and development
• Clear career progression opportunities
• Recognition and reward programmes
• Supportive and inclusive team culture
• Meallmore colleague bus service at Daviot

At Meallmore, enriching lives isn't just what we do, it's who we are.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and Disclosure Scotland Scheme Membership (PVG).

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