Care Assistant

Bluebird Care; Pontypridd; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Bluebird Care is seeking Care Assistants to join their team in Pontypridd. This role involves visiting clients at home and providing essential personal care, requiring a valid driving licence and own vehicle. The company offers competitive pay, extensive training, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

28 days holiday, pro rata

PAID Induction training

Flexible working

Pension scheme

FREE uniform & PPE

Access to 6 counselling sessions a year

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Full, valid UK driving licence.
• Own car for work.
• Excellent level of verbal & written English.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care duties.
• Prompting and administering medication.
• Manual handling and equipment use.

Skills

Compassionate

Patient

Job description

We are looking for reliable, compassionate and caring people to join our amazing team in making a genuine difference to the lives of others.

This is a community role that involves visiting customers in the comfort of their own homes, therefore, it is essential that all applicants have a full driving licence and their own reliable vehicle.

We have both full-time and part-time hours available. Guaranteed interviews for individuals with 1 year+ experience in care!

We offer our Care Assistants:

• An excellent rate of £11.50ph
• Bank holidays is paid at double time
• PAID mileage - 30p per mile
• 28 days holiday, pro rata
• Full training induction and a 12-week mentor
• PAID Induction training (Minimum Wage)
• Ongoing training and support
• Flexible working
• Pension scheme
• Smartphone technology
• FREE uniform & PPE
• Access to 6 counselling sessions a year
• Refer a friend scheme
• Opportunity to become a Blue Light Card member – This means you’ll get discounts from many high street stores
  
  

We want to ensure our customers receive 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.

Roles and Responsibilities as a Care Assistant include:

• Providing personal care duties
• Prompting and administering medication
• Manual handling, using equipment where required
• Promoting customer health, well-being and independence
• Food preparation, domestic duties, and shopping
  
  

Requirements of the role:

• Full, valid UK driving licence
• Your own car that you can use for work
• Valid right to work in the UK with a permanent, local address
• Excellent level of verbal & written English
  
  

Bluebird Care, more than just a career in care. Care to join us? Please apply now.

Bluebird Care Pontypridd is a top 20 homecare provider in Wales for 2022 & 2023.