Care Assistant - Blandford

Bluebird Care; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Health & Social Care is recruiting Health Care Assistants in Ferndown. This role offers flexibility with both full-time and part-time hours, competitive pay rates, comprehensive training, and the chance to make a positive impact in the community. Join a supportive team dedicated to caring for the elderly and vulnerable in their homes, with numerous benefits including paid training, holiday, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

PAID travel time

PAID Mileage £0.45/mile

Refer a friend bonus scheme

NHS Healthcare Scheme

28 days holiday pro rata

Career development opportunities

PAID induction training

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Free uniform & PPE

Qualifications

• Full Driving Licence and own reliable vehicle required.
• Commitment to working alternate weekends.

Responsibilities

• Support customers with personal care, companionship, medication prompting, and meal preparation.
• Assist with light domestic duties and shopping.

Skills

Driving License

Caring for the elderly

Companionship

Job description

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.

All we ask is that you have a Full Driving Licence and your own reliable car / vehicle. Full training is given.

We are currently recruiting Health Care Assistants to join our team in the Blandford Forum area. We have both full-time and part-time hours available. Shift Patterns are 7am to 2pm and/or 4pm to 10pm. We ask for a commitment to working alternate weekends.

Our Healthcare Assistants benefit from:

• Weekdays £12.95/h
• Weekends £15.55/h
• Enhanced Bank Holiday rates
• PAID travel time
• PAID Mileage £0.45/mile
• Refer a friend bonus scheme - up to £200 each time
• NHS Healthcare Scheme including Counselling, GP services and Gym Membership discounts
• 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 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.