How much do senior care workers in Glasgow get paid?

Senior care workers in Glasgow earn

£10.53-13.68 per hour

Based on 12 employee reviews

Senior care worker salaries can range between £10.53-13.68 per hour in the Glasgow area. This data is based on quiz results from 12 employees who live in and around Glasgow.

What do top employers pay senior care workers?

Who are the top senior care worker employers?

  1. Change Grow Live
    7.2
  2. NHS Scotland
    7.0
  3. HCA Healthcare UK
    6.7

Who are the worst senior care worker employers?

  1. Crown Care
    3.6
  2. Advinia
    4.0
  3. Bondcare
    4.0

How are people paid?

83%
by the hour
17%
an annual salary

Based on 12 employees

What contracts are people on?

30%
part time
70%
full time

Based on 10 employees

What do senior care workers do?

Senior care workers have the job of supporting and looking after vulnerable people. This includes children, the elderly and adults with disabilities.

They also oversee and support junior care workers.

They can work in private care homes or in patients’ homes. Sometimes care workers need to stay overnight.

This type of job involves day-to-day support for patients. This can include:

  • Helping with washing, getting dressed and going to the bathroom
  • Preparing food and helping with eating
  • Household cleaning, laundry and shopping
  • Keeping patients company and getting involved with activities
  • Making sure patients are taking any medication
  • Training new care workers
  • Supervising care workers
  • Providing care workers with the equipment they need

This is a physical job, and you may be on your feet a lot.

You may have to work night shifts, on weekends and bank holidays.

If you want to apply for a senior care worker job, you might need the following:

You can be promoted to a senior care worker from a care worker.

For more information about senior care workers, read our guide to the best care companies to work for.

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