What your day will look like
* Supporting residents with personal and intimate care in a respectful and dignified way
* Acting as a key worker for named residents and contributing to care plans
* Encouraging physical activity, independence and social engagement
* Supporting residents with meals, hydration and nutrition
* Maintaining a clean, safe and comfortable environment
* Completing daily records and reports accurately
* Working alongside colleagues, health professionals and families
* Working on a rota that includes weekends
About you
You will bring patience, empathy and a genuine commitment to supporting older people to live well. You will understand the importance of building trusting relationships and delivering person‑centred care that respects dignity and independence.
Experience in care is helpful but not essential, as full training and support will be provided. Basic IT skills are required for recording information and completing training. You will be willing to work towards an SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care if you do not already hold this qualification. You must be a member of the PVG Scheme and registered with the SSSC, or be willing to join and register.
What you will gain
* Full induction and training
* Funded SVQ Level 3 qualification where required
* Access to health cash plan and wellbeing support
* Staff discounts including Blue Light Card and Perkbox
* Life assurance
* Opportunities for development and career progression
We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that supports others, including access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card, a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit, enhanced family‑friendly policies, a health cash plan for cash back on a wide range of treatments and a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges.
If you are looking for a role where your work makes a real difference each day, apply now.
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. Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, part of the Church of Scotland, and we aim to provide services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church.
As we do our work in Christ’s name, you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it.
This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks, and be registered with SSSC.
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 background, experience and ability contributes to our success.
If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team at recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk
Note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please submit your application at an early stage.
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