Care Worker - Part Time - Test Only in Dornoch

Oversteps is a residential care home supporting older people in a warm, welcoming and supportive environment. As a Care Worker, you will play a vital role in providing compassionate, person-centred care that supports residents to live with dignity, comfort and independence.

What you will do:

• Provide high-quality, person-centred care to residents on a day-to-day basis
• Support with personal care, daily routines and emotional wellbeing
• Promote dignity, respect and choice in all aspects of care
• Work closely with colleagues to ensure consistent, high standards of care
• Follow care plans and contribute to accurate record keeping
• Build positive, trusting relationships with residents and their families

About you:

You will be a caring and reliable individual who understands the importance of consistency and compassion in residential care. You will ideally have experience working with older people, although this is not essential as full training will be provided. You will hold an SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or be willing to work towards this qualification, and be committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care as part of a supportive team.

What we offer:

• Membership of Perkbox for retail and leisure discounts
• Eligibility to apply for a Blue Light Discount Card
• Generous pension and death in service life assurance
• Health cash plan, enhanced family-friendly policies and access to a care concierge service
• Ongoing training, development and qualification support
• A supportive team and positive working environment

This role requires membership of the PVG Scheme and registration with the SSSC, or willingness to register. If you’re looking for a part-time care role where relationships and quality really matter, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join the team at Oversteps.

We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that supports 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.

CrossReach 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 with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.

We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. 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. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.

If 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.