Care Assistant

Please note a valid driving license and access to your own car is essential as our team provide home care across the local community.

Are you a real "people person"?  Do you want to make a genuine difference in the community?  If so, Bluebird Care can offer you real job satisfaction.

Bluebird Care started as a small family business in 2004, and today we are proud to be one of the largest providers of home care services across the UK. But what makes us different?

We’re committed to keeping people in the comfort of their own home, so we help with anything from everyday tasks around our customers’ homes through to complex care needs. We appreciate that every customer is different, and this is why every day will be different.

If you are passionate about providing the very best care, then this role could be the role for you.

Roles and Responsibilities as a Bluebird Care Care Assistant

• Providing personal care duties
• Administering medication
• Manual handling, using equipment where required
• Promoting customer health and well-being, enabling them to live their life to the full

Your Experience and Suitability

It’s isn’t about previous experience. We want to ensure our customer receives the very best care and to do that we need people who are naturally compassionate, caring and patient. We want a team who genuinely cares for each of our customers as if it was their own family.

But don’t panic, we’ll ensure you have all the right training and development because we care for our Care Assistants. After all, they care for our customers so it’s important that you feel equipped for the role.

You Must Have:

• Full and valid UK driving licence
• Access to a car
• Right to work in the UK
• Excellent level of English
• Over 18 years old

Because We Care About You

You can choose between full-time or part-time work; all you have to do is simply tell us your availability. Although we try to be flexible where we can, we do require you to be flexible with us too, that’s why we will require you to work at least one evening a week and every other weekend.

The Benefits

We can’t care for our customers if we don’t take care of our team so to make this possible, we offer:

• Excellent rate of £12.00 per hour increasing to £18.00 per hour on bank holidays
• Work life balance: Choose between part-time and full-time hours
• 25p mileage travel allowance
• Paid training induction
• Investment in you: Company pension scheme and ongoing training and support
• Mental Health and Well-being resources: 365 day a year confidential counselling line and dedicated mental health first aider
• Free funded training courses including Level 2 & 3 in Health and Social Care
• Unlimited refer a friend scheme (£200 per referral)
• Use of company car when yours is in the garage
• 28 days holiday pro rata
• Free uniform - tunic, fleece, PPE rucksack
• Work for an established, quality care company which values its workforce and has an established management team to support our staff
• No cutting corners. We have passed two CQC inspections in a row in every area.

But not only that, we take care of our team throughout the year, whether it's your birthday, Christmas, awards or simply because it’s a Thursday. We’re a family and we’re here to look after you today, tomorrow and every other day after that.

Get in touch today to start your career with Bluebird Care!