Care Assistant

Applefields School; Thirsk; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bank holidays paid at time and a half

Travel allowance 40p per mile

Guaranteed and contracted hours

28 days holiday per year pro rata

Paid training

Free uniform

Free funded training Level 2 & Level 3

Supportive management team

Job summary

Bluebird Care is recruiting Care Assistants to support customers in Thirsk, Northallerton & Easingwold. Work involves providing compassionate in-home care, helping with daily living activities, and ensuring a high quality of life for clients.

A full driving licence and own transport are essential, with flexible hours between 7am–10pm, including alternate weekends and at least one evening per week. We offer some of the highest pay rates in the area, bank holiday uplift, travel mileage allowance,

Qualifications

• Good communication skills and a calm and caring manner are essential.
• Full driving licence and own transport are essential.
• Flexible hours across 7am–10pm, weekends and evenings.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to residents in their own homes.
• Support customers with day-to-day living activities.
• Communicate effectively with clients and the care team.

Skills

Communication skills

Calm and caring manner

Driving licence

Tools

Own transport

Job description

Location: Thirsk, Northallerton & Easingwold Bluebird Care

Salary:Standard Rate: £14.00 per hour / Bank Holiday Rate: £21.00 per hour

Do you enjoy driving? Do you have a caring, compassionate nature? Have you thought of combining them both and consider a career in Domiciliary Care (providing care to residents in their own homes), where every customer is as individual as their needs?

Weare a family company and believe in nurturing talent and promoting from within.We have the best staffing retention rate in the area- contact us to find outwhy.

Bluebird Care have vacancies available within the Thirsk, Northallerton & Easingwold areas for care assistants to support customers with all aspects of their day to day living, so they can enjoy the best possible quality of life. Providing care and support is both a challenging and rewarding experience. You will work with customers in their own home. Good communication skills and a calm and caring manner are essential for this important role providing compassionate care and support that is centred on the individual needs and wishes of each customer.

Having a flexible approach to hours and contracts based on your availability and client’s needs between 7am – 10pm Monday to Sunday, full driving licence and own transport are essential for this role, in return you’ll receive an excellent hourly rate plus mileage allowance between calls. You will be required to work alternate weekend and at least one evening a week.

• Care Assistants - Full and Part time available - £13.50 per hour (increasing to £20.25 per hour on bank holidays)
• Driving Licence required

Our Care Assistants benefit from:

• Some of the highest pay rates in North Yorkshire
• Bank Holidays paid at time and a half
• Travel allowance paid at 40p per mile.
• Guaranteed and contracted hours
• 28 days holiday per year, pro rata
• Paid training
• Free uniform - tunic, fleece, winter coat, hat & PPE rucksack
• Free funded training courses available including Level 2 & Level 3 Apprenticeships (NVQ)
• 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.

itis a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in RegulatedActivity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply forroles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

Weare committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare ofadults at risk

Together we can Make Care Matter.

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