Care Assistant Poole

Bluebird Care; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Bournemouth is seeking compassionate individuals to join their team as Care Assistants. No previous experience is necessary as full training will be provided. Responsibilities include personal care, administering medication, and ensuring the well-being of clients. Applicants must possess a valid UK driving licence and access to a car. The company offers competitive pay rates and numerous benefits, including paid training and mileage allowances.

Benefits

Paid travel time

Paid mileage allowance

Free MOT on work car

Weekly Fuel Advance

Paid training

28 days paid holiday

Free Healthcare Cash Back Scheme

Shopping discounts with Blue Light Card

Refer a Friend scheme

Qualifications

• Essential qualities include genuine concern for others, kindness, compassion, and patience.
• Must hold a full and valid UK driving licence and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care duties.
• Administering medication.
• Promoting customer health and well-being.

Skills

Compassion

Patience

Kindness

Job description

We have filled all sponsored worker positions, and therefore we cannot accept applications from candidates who require a visa.

We are seeking kind and caring individuals who share our passion for helping others.No experience necessary as full training is given. Guaranteed Hours and Flexible working options available.

Your Suitability for the Care Assistant Role

It isn’t about previous experience. We want to ensure our customers receive the very best care, and to do that, we need people who are naturally compassionate, caring, and patient. We want a team that 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.

The Qualities we are Looking for

• Essential qualities of a Care Assistant include having a genuine concern for others, demonstrating kindness, compassion, and patience.
• We ask our Care Assistants for a commitment to some evening and weekend working hours.
• It is essential to have a Full Driving Licence and a reliable vehicle to be considered for this role.
• We also welcome applications from individuals with previous Carer or Support Worker experience. We can offer you a stable career in these uncertain times.

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

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

• Excellent rates of pay: up to £12.75 on Weekdays and £13.75 on Weekends
• Paid travel time between visits
• Paid mileage allowance between visits
• Evening and Weekend interviews for your convenience, especially if considering this as a second job
• Annual FREE MOT on your work car
• Weekly Fuel Advance at no extra charge
• We pay you to attend all training, including Induction Training
• Excellent Career Pathway enabling you to grow your career
• Support to gain further FREE qualifications such as QCF 2 & 3, dementia level 2, Mental Health Awareness, Level 2 in End of Life Care, and more
• Provision of a free smartphone for work needs
• 28 days paid holiday (Pro-rata)
• Workplace pension
• A fun and vibrant workplace with annual events, Christmas celebrations, awards, and family days
• FREE Healthcare Cash Back Scheme
• Shopping discounts with a free Blue Light Card
• Refer a Friend scheme earning up to £250 per successful candidate
• We are proud to be a Mindful Employer
• Menopause Friendly Workplace

What we ask from you

• Full and valid UK driving licence
• Access to a car
• Right to work in the UK

Click the apply button to speak to Elias and join our team as a Care Assistant!