Care Assistant - Highworth

Bluebird Care; Swindon; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Bluebird Care as a Care Assistant in Swindon, where you can make a real difference in people's lives. Enjoy the flexibility of full-time or part-time work, with paid training, enhanced benefits, and ongoing support while caring for the elderly and vulnerable in their homes.

Benefits

Enhanced Bank Holiday rates

PAID Travel Time

NHS Healthcare Scheme

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Blue light card discounts

Opportunities for career development

Support from Mental Health Champions

PAID induction training and shadowing shifts

Ongoing training and support

Free uniform & PPE

Qualifications

• Must have a Full Driving Licence and your own reliable car/vehicle.
• Full training provided including induction training and shadowing shifts.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Companionship

Personal Care

Medication Prompting

Meal Preparation

Domestic Duties

Job description

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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 provided.

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

Our Care Assistants benefit from:

• Enhanced Bank Holiday rates
• PAID Travel Time
• NHS Healthcare Scheme including Counselling, GP services and Gym Membership discounts
• Refer a friend bonus scheme - up to £200 each time
• 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
• 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 a 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.