Are you an experienced and compassionate care professional ready for your next leadership role?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dedicated residential team focused on supporting older people living with dementia. The home is a genuinely warm and welcoming place, anchored in a wider community that deeply values dignity, respect, and love.
The service is currently undergoing a period of significant renewal and growth, backed by investment in new team members, enhanced training, and quality improvements. As a Senior Care Worker, you will be pivotal: setting the standard, guiding your team to deliver the highest level of person-centred care, and ensuring every resident is shown the compassion and respect they deserve.
We're currently recruiting:
- Senior Care Workers (Day and Night Shifts) both part time and full time.
Pay rates range from:
Day shift - 13.03 - 13.18 per hour - 26K- 30K
Night shift - .70 per night - 30K- 34K
Benefits:
- Access to a Health Cash Plan for dental, optical, and therapy costs, plus a 24/7 counselling and advice line.
- Generous pension scheme (with employer contributions up to 7%) and life assurance.
- Contribution towards your annual SSSC registration or equivalent professional fees.
22-25 days' annual leave plus 10 statutory holidays. - Discounts: Access to savings and discounts via Perkbox and Blue Light Card.
Includes a Cycle to Work scheme. - Be part of a close-knit team with established local connections from schools to community groups all helping create a sense of belonging for residents and staff alike.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and support a team of care staff, ensuring high-quality standards of care are delivered at all times.
- Oversee daily care delivery, including medication management, care planning, and documentation.
- Act as a key worker, contributing to and reviewing individual care plans in consultation with residents, families, and professionals.
- Provide supervision, guidance, and on-the-job training to care staff.
- Assist in rota planning and staff allocation to ensure appropriate cover.
- Participate in audits and contribute to service improvement plans.
- Support with recruitment, induction, and staff development.
- Ensure a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents and staff.
- Promote wellbeing and dignity, fostering a culture of kindness and professionalism.
- Take responsibility for the home in the absence of the Service Manager or Deputy.
To be considered for the role, ideally you will have:
- Relevant SVQ Level 3 in Social Care (essential) and a willingness to work towards SVQ Level 4 or PDA in Supervision/Medication.
- Proven experience supporting older people, ideally those living with dementia.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and develop others.
- Basic IT literacy for care planning and reporting.
- Registered or eligible for registration with the SSSC.
- A member (or willing to join) the PVG Scheme.
- Respectful of a Christian-based ethos, supporting people of all faiths and none with compassion and understanding.
This is not merely a care position, but an opportunity to lead, drive a positive culture, and help define the future of a service that makes a tangible difference every single day.
For more information or to apply, please contact- Hannah Soutar on (phone number removed) or .
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
