As a Care Worker with CrossReach, you'll provide care that helps older people live with dignity, comfort and joy. You'll be part of a supportive team making a real difference to people's lives every day.
What Your Day Could Involve
* Acting as a key worker and helping to shape and review care plans
* Supporting with personal care and daily routines with respect and kindness
* Promoting wellbeing through physical, social and mental activities
* Working closely with health professionals and families
* Maintaining a safe, clean and welcoming environment
* Keeping accurate records and contributing to team meetings
About You
You're someone who brings warmth, patience and compassion to everything you do. You treat every person with respect and dignity. Ideally, you'll hold an SVQ Level 3 in Social Care or be willing to work towards it with our support. You'll also have basic computer skills for learning and record keeping, be registered with the SSSC and part of the PVG Scheme. You'll be comfortable working within and upholding our Christian ethos.
What You'll Gain
* Training and support to achieve recognised qualifications
* A caring and inclusive workplace where your wellbeing matters
* The opportunity to make a real and lasting difference every day
How to Apply
We welcome applications from people of all ages, backgrounds and experiences. If you need any support with your application or adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Click Apply to start your journey with CrossReach today.
Benefits
We also offer 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, the Blue Light Discount card, a generous contributory pension plan, death in service benefit, enhanced family friendly policies, a health cash plan with cash back for health treatments, a care concierge service, and support for training and development.
CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, being one of the largest social care providers in Scotland. 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.
As we do our work in Christ’s name you must respect our Christian Ethos and work within it.
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 Immigration. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, irrespective of nationality or job category.
We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people. 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@.
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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