Senior Night Care Worker

As a Senior Care Worker, you will support older people to live well in a residential setting while taking responsibility on shift and supporting the wider care team. This is a hands-on role where your experience, judgement and leadership help keep care safe, consistent and person centred.

What your day will look like

• Start each shift with a clear handover, reviewing care plans, medication and priorities
• Support residents with personal care, meals and daily routines, maintaining dignity and respect at all times
• Administer and oversee medication in line with procedures
• Monitor wellbeing and respond to any changes, escalating concerns when required
• Guide and support colleagues on shift and help organise workloads
• Maintain standards and contribute to a calm, well-run service
• Complete accurate records and hand over clearly to the next shift

About you

You will have experience working in an older people's care setting and hold an SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. You will be confident taking responsibility on shift and supporting colleagues. You must be registered with the SSSC, or willing to register, and be a member of the PVG scheme, or willing to join. You will be organised, reliable and able to make sound decisions, while remaining calm, compassionate and person centred. Experience supporting medication and guiding other staff is essential.

Why join us

You will join a stable, supportive service where senior staff are trusted to lead on shift and make decisions. You will work as part of a consistent team with clear expectations, strong management support and a genuine focus on quality care rather than rushing tasks.

What you will gain

A senior role with clear responsibility and purpose

Ongoing training and development

Supportive management and structured handovers

Benefits including pension, health cash plan, Perkbox and Blue Light Card

You will be required to join the PVG scheme.

If you are ready to take the next step in your care career and want a role where your experience genuinely matters, apply now and join our team.

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

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