Night Care Worker

Overview

As a Night Care Worker at Beechwood House, you will provide calm, consistent and compassionate support throughout the night for people affected by substance use. Working a 4 on 4 off rota, you will cover wakeful night shifts from 9:45pm to 7:45am, playing a vital role in maintaining safety, dignity and wellbeing while promoting a settled and supportive night-time environment.

Beechwood House offers residential rehabilitation, community outreach and social care to people affected by substance use. The house sits in its own grounds, with a private garden and car park. It is close to local amenities and only a few miles from Inverness city centre.

• Providing wakeful night cover and responding appropriately to needs during the night
• Supporting personal care and wellbeing in line with individual support plans
• Monitoring physical and emotional wellbeing and escalating concerns when required
• Maintaining accurate records and night-time reports
• Supporting a safe, calm and respectful environment
• Undertaking light domestic duties during night hours
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and contributing to handovers

You are dependable, observant and able to remain calm under pressure. You may already have experience in care or be looking to develop a career supporting people affected by substance use. You will have basic IT skills, be willing to meet SSSC and PVG requirements, and hold an SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or be willing to work towards it.

You will work in a way that is respectful of the Christian values of Cross Reach.

If you are looking for a structured night role with a clear rota and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference, apply today and join Cross Reach at Beechwood House.

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.

Cross Reach 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, 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 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. 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…