Senior Night Care Worker

OverviewAs a Senior Care Worker with CrossReach, you will play a key role in leading and supporting a care team that delivers high‐quality, person‐centred care to older people. You will set the standard on shift, bringing calm leadership, compassion and professionalism to ensure care is delivered with dignity, respect and consistency.

What your role will involve

Leading and supporting care staff, including rota planning and allocation of duties

Providing management cover and ensuring a safe, welcoming and well‐run environment

Overseeing care planning, medication management and quality standards

Supervising, appraising and supporting staff development and learning

Promoting wellbeing through respectful, person‐centred care and positive leadership

About youYou are a confident and compassionate leader who supports others with clarity, empathy and integrity. You are comfortable taking responsibility, making decisions and leading by example. This role requires the post holder to have a Christian faith and to work within and uphold the Christian ethos of CrossReach.

You will hold an SVQ Level 3 in Social Care and be willing to work towards PDA Supervision, PDA Medication, SVQ Level 4 and the Workplace Assessor Award. You will have basic IT skills, be registered with the SSSC and be a member of the PVG Scheme.

What you will gain

Ongoing professional development and leadership training

A supportive, reflective and values‐led team culture

The opportunity to lead care that makes a meaningful difference every day

How to applyWe welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you are ready to take the next step in your care career and lead with purpose, apply today and join CrossReach.

Benefits

Access to exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card

Generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit

Enhanced family‐friendly policies

Health cash plan giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments and a care concierge service

Contribution to professional membership fees and support for training and development

About CrossReachCrossReach 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.

Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services.

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.

Legal and Equality InformationThis post requires a Christian faith and the ability to work within and uphold our Christian ethos (Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010).

Requirement to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme and registered with the SSSC.

UK work‐permit verification mandatory. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees.

We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual\’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success.

Recruitment ContactIf you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

Additional Information for Candidates

Application Process: Please apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain. You can find out more about our recruitment process CrossReach Recruitment Process.

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Deadline: Posts close at midnight on the indicated date.

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