Care Assistant - Driver

Bluebird Care; Wales; Remote; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training and learning hours

Paid shadowing shifts

Guaranteed Hours Contracts after prob.

Career progression

Monthly staff awards & events

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Bluebird Care Vale of Glamorgan is hiring a Care Assistant to support customers at home in the Vale area (Cowbridge, Llantwit Major, Barry, Penarth, Wenvoe, Sully, Bonvilston). Earn £13.45–£16.00 per hour with flexible evening shifts and expert training.

You will provide personal care, companionship, meal prep, shopping, and medication support, working independently or as part of a supportive team. Training and progression opportunities are available, with paid hours for learning and shadowing

Qualifications

• A Full UK driving licence and access to a car.
• Living in the local area.
• Ability to work alternate weekends.
• Commit to a minimum of one evening shift per week.
• Kind, compassionate attitude and a calm approach to care.
• Great communication skills and ability to build positive relationships.
• Ability to follow care plans.
• Previous care experience is beneficial but not essential; full training provided.
• ABI experience is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Providing essential personal care and companionship.
• Assisting with meal prep, shopping and household tasks.
• Supporting with medication management.
• Encouraging independence to help customers stay in their own homes.
• Paid hours for e-learning and paid shadowing shifts.
• Guaranteed Hours Contracts available after probation.
• Career progression opportunities and internal promotion.

Job description

• Salary details: £13.45 - £16.00 per hour

Vale Area:Cowbridge, Llantwit Major, Barry, Penarth, Wenvoe, Sully, Bonvilston

£13.45 per hour | Expert training | Flexible shift patterns

Due to growing demand, we are seeking carers who can provide evening availability on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. However, open to other availability.

Bluebird Care – Where you change lives
We’re the best at what we do and it’s all thanks to talented people like you. As the leading Home Care provider, we take pride in our work - and we’re looking for a caring and dedicated Care Assistantto join ourCare Expert Team and help us set the standard.
Our customers should feel comfortable in their own homes, and we help them do exactly that. You’ll be supporting people in all aspects of daily living, working independently or as part of a team who that is supportive every step of the way. This isn’t just a job, this is a chance to bring purpose and dignity to someone’s life.
If you’re ready to take on a new challenge, supporting our customers with the best quality care, then this is where you belong.

Responsibilities

As a Care Assistant, your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing essential personal care and companionship
• Assisting with meal prep, shopping, and household tasks
• Supporting with medication management
• Encouraging independence to help customers stay in their own homes
• A set amount of PAID hours for E-Learning
• PAID shadowing shifts
• Guaranteed Hours Contracts available after probation
• Career progression opportunities - we promote from within!
• Monthly Staff Awards & Social Events - because we appreciate YOU!
• Blue Light Card for amazing discounts

We know that happy, supported staff provide the best care. That’s why we offer:

Competitive Pay:

• £13.45 per hour
• £20.00 per hour Christmas day, Boxing Day and New years day

Requirements

• A Full UK driving licence and access to a car
• To be living in the local area
• The ability to work alternate weekends
• To commit to working a minimum of one evening shift per week
• A kind, compassionate attitude and a calm approach to care
• Great communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships
• Ability to follow care plans
• Previous care experience is beneficial but not a necessity as full training will be provided.
• ABI experience is also desirable, but not essential.

If you care deeply, Bluebird Care makes sure you have the time you need to do what you do best, the training so you can keep doing it better and the rewards that delivering such high-quality care deserves.

Bluebird Care Vale of Glamorganis an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Section 7(2b) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies that there is a genuine occupational requirement for female staff for these positions

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