Care Assistant - Northampton

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

Job summary

A leading home care provider seeks compassionate Care Assistants to deliver personal care and support to clients in their own homes. The role offers flexible working hours, comprehensive training, and a supportive team environment. Candidates should possess a valid UK driving licence and a genuine desire to care for others.

Benefits

Excellent hourly rate of £12.36

35p mileage allowance

28 days holiday pro rata

Full training induction and a 12-week mentor

Ongoing training and support

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Smartphone technology

Free uniform

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care duties.
• Administering medication.
• Manual handling, using equipment where required.
• Promoting customer health and well-being.

Skills

Compassion

Caring

Patience

Job description

Here at Bluebird Care Milton Keynes, we want carers whose hearts are in the job – because when it comes to giving care, that’s what matters. A career in care can provide an amazing and varied career pathway. No two days are the same, you’ll meet some amazing people and hear their fascinating stories. You’ll also have the knowledge that because of the vital work you, and the wider Bluebird Care team do, our customers are able to remain safe and happy in their own homes.

Providing Quality Care

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 as a Care Assistant

• Providing personal care duties
• Administering medication
• Manual handling, using equipment where required
• Promoting customer health and well-being, enabling them to live their life to the full
  
  

Your Experience and Suitability for the Care Assistant Role

It’s 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.

You must have:

• 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. Although we try to be flexible where we can, we do require you to be flexible with us too, that’s why we will require you to work alternate weekends.

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

• An excellent hourly rate of £12.36
• 35p mileage allowance
• 28 days holiday pro rata
• Full training induction and a 12-week mentor
• Ongoing training and support
• Flexible working
• Pension scheme
• Smartphone technology so you can do everything at the tap of a finger
• 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.