Care Assistant - Merton

Bluebird Care; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Greater London is seeking compassionate Care Assistants to deliver quality personal care to our customers in their homes. Responsibilities include administering medication, assisting with daily activities, and providing companionship. The ideal candidates are patient and caring with a valid UK driving licence and access to a car. Flexible working hours are available, along with full training and ongoing support. Join our family-focused team and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Full training induction

Ongoing training and support

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Free uniform

Qualifications

• Must have a full and valid UK driving licence.
• Access to a car is required.
• Right to work in the UK is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care duties.
• Administer medication as needed.
• Assist with household chores and meal preparation.
• Offer companionship and promote health and well-being.

Skills

Compassionate

Patient

Excellent English

Job description

Overview

Bluebird Care started as a small family business in 2004, and today we are proud to be one of the largest providers of home care services across the UK. But what makes us different?

We’re committed to keeping people in the comfort of their own home, so we help with anything from everyday tasks around our customers’ homes through to complex care needs. We appreciate that every customer is different, and this is why every day will be different.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Providing personal care duties
• Administering medication
• Manual handling, using equipment where required
• Household chores
• Meal preparation
• Shopping
• Social Outings
• Offering our customers companionship
• Generally promoting customer health and well-being, enabling them to live their life to the full

Experience and Suitability

It isn’t about previous experience. We want to ensure our customer receives the very best care and to do that we need people who are naturally compassionate, caring and patient. We want a team who genuinely cares for each of our customers as if it was their own family.

But don’t panic, we’ll ensure you have all the right training and development because we care for our Care Assistants. After all, they care for our customers so it’s important that you feel equipped for the role.

Requirements

• Full and valid UK driving licence
• Access to a car
• Right to work in the UK
• Excellent level of English

Because We Care About You

We understand that every member of our team has their own family to care for and this is why our role offers the flexibility to work around your own home life. You can choose between full-time or part-time work; all you have to do is simply tell us your availability.

We can’t care for our customers if we don’t take care of our team so to make this possible, we offer :

Benefits

• Full training induction
• Ongoing training and support
• Flexible working
• Pension scheme
• Free uniform

But not only that, we take care of our team throughout the year, whether it's your birthday, Christmas, awards or simply because it’s a Thursday. We’re a family and we’re here to look after you today, tomorrow and every other day after that.