Care Assistant - RCT - Drivers Only

Bluebird Care; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team at a leading homecare provider where your caring nature can truly make a difference. This role as a Care Assistant involves delivering personal care and support to customers in their homes, ensuring they maintain their independence and well-being. With a focus on flexibility and personal growth, you will receive full training and ongoing support to thrive in your role. Enjoy a rewarding career that not only enriches the lives of others but also values and nurtures your own well-being. If you are passionate about making a positive impact, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible working

28 days holiday pro rata

Pension scheme

Free uniform & PPE

Access to 6 counselling sessions a year

Refer a friend scheme

Opportunity for discounts with Blue Light Card

Ongoing training and support

Bank holidays paid at double time

Travel time paid at minimum wage

Qualifications

• No prior experience required, just a caring nature and willingness to learn.
• Must have a full UK driving licence and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care duties and prompting medication.
• Supporting customer health, well-being, and independence.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Caring

Communication

Manual Handling

Education

Full and valid UK driving licence

Excellent level of English

Tools

Smartphone technology

Job description

Please DO NOT apply if you require a sponsorship role as they will not be reviewed in this posting.

Bluebird Care Pontypridd is a top 20 homecare provider in Wales for 2022, 2023 & 2024.

Bluebird Care, more than just a career in care.

Bluebird Care Pontypridd have ambitious growth plans and are looking for compassionate, empathetic and caring people to join our team in making a genuine difference to the lives of others.

This position involves driving from house to house delivering care to our customers.

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. 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.

If you are passionate about providing the very best care, then this role could be the role for you.

Roles and Responsibilities as a Care Assistant

• Providing personal care duties
• Prompting and administering medication
• Manual handling, using equipment where required
• Promoting customer health, well-being and independence
• Food preparation, domestic duties, and shopping

Your Experience and Suitability for the Care Assistant Role

It isn’t about previous experience; we want to ensure our customers receive the very best care. 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.

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 - Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and reside locally
• Excellent level of English

Our work isn't just about providing physical support; many of our service users live alone as an alternative to a residential care home and rely on seeing a friendly face each day to support their emotional wellbeing. A smile, kind word, or someone to talk to can make a massive difference to their day.

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 full time (35-40 hours) or part time (20-25 hours) a week.

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 rate of £12ph
• Travel time paid at minimum wage
• Bank holidays paid at double time
• 30p mileage allowance
• 28 days holiday pro rata
• Full training induction and a 12-week mentor
• Fully paid Induction training (Minimum wage)
• Ongoing training and support
• Flexible working
• Pension scheme
• Smartphone technology so you can do everything at the tap of a finger
• Free uniform & PPE
• Access to 6 counselling sessions a year
• Refer a friend scheme
• Opportunity to become a Blue Light Card member – This means you’ll get discounts from many high street stores

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.

We want Care Assistants who recognise the importance of a positive attitude, great communication, and how the work they do has a wider impact on the business and the community. Is this you? If so, join us and be paid for being exactly who you are.