Relief Senior Care Worker

As a Relief Senior Care Worker in our care home, you will support the delivery of high quality care for older people while helping guide colleagues during your shift. Working flexibly to cover shifts when required, you will play an important role in maintaining safe, consistent and person centred care.

What your day will look like

• Supporting residents with personal and intimate care in a respectful and dignified way
• Acting as a key worker and contributing to care planning
• Administering and overseeing medication in line with procedures
• Monitoring residents’ wellbeing and responding to any changes
• Supporting and guiding colleagues during the shift
• Ensuring care records and documentation are completed accurately
• Working alongside health professionals and families
• Supporting the organisation of the shift where required

About you

You will bring strong care experience and the confidence to support colleagues within a senior role. You will demonstrate patience, professionalism and a commitment to delivering high quality person centred care.

You will hold an SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. Basic IT skills are required for maintaining records and completing training. You must be a member of the PVG Scheme and registered with the SSSC, or willing to join and register.

What you will gain

• Flexible working opportunities
• Full induction and training
• Opportunities for development and career progression

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.
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