Care Assistant - Highworth

Bluebird Care; Swindon; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care provider as a Care Assistant in Swindon, where you will support the elderly and vulnerable in their homes. Enjoy flexible working hours, comprehensive training, and various perks including healthcare schemes and holiday benefits. A full driving licence is essential.

Benefits

NHS Healthcare Scheme

Paid Mileage

Paid Travel Time

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Free uniform & PPE

Ongoing training and support

Qualifications

• Full Driving Licence and reliable vehicle required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Driving Licence

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 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:

• Weekdays £12.65/h
• Weekends £14.45/h
• Enhanced Bank Holiday rates
• PAID Mileage £0.45/mile
• PAID Travel Time
• NHS Healthcare Scheme including Counselling, GP services and Gym Membership discounts
• Refer a friend bonus scheme - up to £200 each time
• 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 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.