Care Assistant - Frome

Bluebird Care Mendip
  • Title Care Assistant - Frome
  • Setting Clients Home
  • Role Carer / Support Worker
  • Salary per hour PAID Travel Time - PAID Mileage- PAID Training
  • Hours Full Time
  • Location Frome, Somerset

Job Summary

Date posted: 12 March 2025
  • Job Reference: CPFrome2406

Are you looking for a new start? A fresh challenge with a genuine opportunity to make a difference within your local community? Make the change and start a career in Health & Social Care... We are CQC rated ‘outstanding’, and we take great pride in this.

All we ask is that you have a Full Driving Licence and your own reliable car / vehicle.  No experience necessary as full training is given.  All applicants must be 18+ in order to apply.

We are currently recruiting Caregivers to join our team in the Frome area. We have both full-time and part-time hours available. Shift patterns are 7am to 4pm and/or 4pm to 10pm. We ask for a commitment to working alternate weekends.

Our Caregivers benefit from:

  • Peak Hours up to £15.00/h
  • Off-Peak up to £13.20/h
  • Enhanced Bank Holiday rates
  • PAID travel time (between customers)
  • PAID Mileage - 45p per mile
  • Refer a friend bonus scheme - up to £200 each time
  • NHS Healthcare Scheme
  • 28 days holiday pro rata
  • Blue light card, offering store discounts at retailers e.g., clothing, Halfords as well as a discount on days out to Chessington/Thorpe Park/Alton Towers etc
  • Opportunities for career development, both out in the field and office-based
  • Support from our Mental Health Champions
  • PAID induction training + paid shadowing shifts & supervisions
  • Ongoing training and support
  • Flexible working
  • Pension scheme
  • Smartphone technology so you can do everything at the tap of a finger
  • Free uniform & PPE

We care for the elderly and vulnerable in the comfort of their own homes as an alternative to a residential care home. Your role as a Care Assistant will be to support our customers with all aspects of their daily lives including personal care, companionship, medication prompting, meal preparation, light domestic duties and shopping.

Care to join our team of healthcare professionals? You will be paid by the hour and not by contact time.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £13.20-£15.00 per hour

Skills / Qualifications:

  • Full Driving Licence and access to own car
  • previous care experience ideal