Care Assistant (Female) - Driver Required

Bluebird Care; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed hours

Mileage allowance

Training and development

Local support team

Job summary

Bluebird Care in Bedford is hiring a Care Assistant (Female) with driving duties to service Bedford and surrounding villages. The role offers guaranteed hours, a paid mileage allowance of 35p per mile, and opportunities for progression within a local care team.

Permanent full-time and part-time positions are available. Training and development are provided, with a supportive local management team and opportunities to build a stable career in community care.

Qualifications

• Female applicants only (Schedule 9, Equality Act 2010).
• Full UK driving licence and your own car for work.
• Availability to work alternate weekends – Saturday and Sunday.

Responsibilities

• Personal care
• Medication
• Meals and nutrition
• Companionship
• Everyday activities
• Getting out and about

Job description

Care Assistant (Female) - Driver Required

• Salary details: £15.80 - £15.80 per hour

Care Assistant (Female) – Bedford & Villages (Driver Required)

£15.80 per hour | 35p per mile | Guaranteed Hours
Permanent Full-time & Part-time Roles

Looking for more than just your next job? Start with a conversation…..

Stable Work. Guaranteed Hours. A Career with a Future.

• £15.80 per hour
• 35p per mile paid mileage
• Permanent full-time and part-time roles
• Small, local care teams
• Localised rounds with less unnecessary travel
• Alternate weekends (Saturday and Sunday) – giving you every other weekend off
• Ongoing training and development
• Genuine opportunities to progress

More stability. Less time travelling. More time with your customers.

Never Worked in Care Before?That's absolutely fine.

We'll provide your training and support you as you learn.

What matters to us is who you are – being reliable, compassionate, interested in people and wanting to make a difference.

Already Work in Care?Then come and see how we do things differently.

If you're tired of uncertainty around your hours, too much travelling, feeling rushed or wondering where your career is going, we'd like to talk to you.

Your experience matters, and we'll help you build on it.

Talk to us.We've Been Caring for Over 14 Years,We're not new to this.

Bluebird Care is one of the UK's most recognised home care brands, and our local family-run business has spent more than 14 years building a strong team and delivering personalised, bespoke care across our communities.

You'll have an experienced local management team behind you, ongoing training, regular support and people who are there when you need them.

What We Need From You

• Female applicants only (Schedule 9, Equality Act 2010)
• Full UK driving licence
• Your own car for work
• Availability to work alternate weekends – Saturday and Sunday
• Right to Work in the UK - UK Passport / UK Birth Certificate / Settlement Status
• Enhanced DBS and satisfactory references are required.

Care is about looking after people – and that includes our team.

You'll have access to:

• Supportive, approachable local managers
• Regular check-ins and wellbeing support
• A Registered CBT-trained Counsellor
• Ongoing learning and development
• Clear career progression opportunities

What Does a Care Assistant Actually Do?

You’ll support people in their own homes with things such as:

• Personal care
• Medication
• Meals and nutrition
• Companionship
• Everyday activities
• Getting out and about

It’s care that’s personal – not just another call on a rota.

We have helped thousands of people feel like themselves

Hear how Bluebird Care has empowered customers across the UK to live life on their terms.