Relief Care Worker

Are you someone who loves helping others live life to the fullest? At CrossReach, we’re looking for kind, capable, and caring people to join our team as Care Workers. Whether it’s helping someone with daily tasks, offering a listening ear, or simply being there when it matters most, you’ll be making a real difference, every single day. This isn’t just a job. It’s a chance to support people in living independently, with dignity, and on their own terms.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting people with everyday tasks like cooking, cleaning, and personal care.
• Helping service users build confidence and independence in their own homes.
• Being a friendly face and a trusted presence—someone they can rely on.
• Working flexibly, including sleepovers or evenings, depending on the needs of the people you support.
• Creating support plans, attending reviews, and helping people achieve their goals.
• Promoting choice, inclusion, and wellbeing in everything you do.

What You’ll Bring

• A caring nature and a genuine desire to help others.
• Confidence to work on your own and as part of a team.
• A good sense of initiative—you’ll know when to step in and when to step back.
• Basic computer skills (we’ll help you with the rest).
• Ideally, an SVQ Level 3 in Social Care or a willingness to work towards it.

Our Values

We work in Christ’s name, and our Christian ethos is at the heart of everything we do. You don’t need to be a Christian yourself, but you do need to be respectful of our values and support others in their faith if they choose.

Requirements

• Membership in the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.
• Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

If you’re ready to bring compassion, energy, and purpose to your work, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help us make every day a little brighter for the people we support.

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.

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.

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.

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