Care Assistant

Bluebird Care; Swindon; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care service provider in the UK is looking for Care Assistants. Join a supportive team that values your effort with flexibility in hours and pay for every minute you work. Enjoy a dynamic role providing essential support while impacting lives positively.

Benefits

Paid travel time between all customers

Paid mileage

Guaranteed hours contracts

28 days holiday pro-rata

Full training induction

Ongoing training and support

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Smartphone technology for easy access to work-related tools

Free uniform

Qualifications

• Passionate about providing excellent care.
• Flexibility to work around home life.
• Required flexibility including alternate weekends.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care duties.
• Administering medication.
• Manual handling using equipment.

Skills

Providing personal care duties

Administering medication

Manual handling

Promoting customer health and well-being

Job description

While many care providers only pay for your contact time, we believe that you should be paid for every minute that you are a Bluebird Care Ambassador, even if you are sat in your car. Join our team and your salary will be by the hour, not per contact time.

Providing Quality Care

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. What makes us different? We are committed to keeping people in the comfort of their own home, helping with everything from everyday tasks to complex care needs. We understand that every customer is unique, and this makes each day different.

We were awarded 'Outstanding' by CQC, and for that reason, we pride ourselves on selecting the very best Care Assistants. If you are passionate about providing excellent care, then this role could be perfect for you.

Roles and Responsibilities as a 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 lives to the full

Because We Care About You

We understand that our team members have their own families, so our roles offer flexibility to work around your home life. You can choose full-time or part-time work; simply tell us your availability. We do require flexibility from you as well, including working on ALTERNATE WEEKENDS. Our shift patterns are 07:00-15:00 and 16:00-22:00.

We can't care for our customers without taking care of our team. To support you, we offer:

• An excellent pay rate between £9.50ph - £11.00ph
• PAID TRAVEL TIME between all customers
• PAID Mileage
• Guaranteed hours contracts (based on availability)
• 28 days holiday pro-rata
• Full training induction
• Ongoing training and support
• Flexible working
• Pension scheme
• Smartphone technology for easy access to work-related tools
• Free uniform

We also celebrate our team throughout the year, whether it's your birthday, Christmas, or just because it's a Thursday. We're a family, here to look after you today, tomorrow, and every day after that.