Care Assistant - Ringwood

Bluebird Care; Ferndown; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care provider is looking for Health Care Assistants in the Wimborne area, offering flexible full-time and part-time hours. Suitable candidates will assist elderly and vulnerable individuals in their daily lives, receive full training, and benefit from various perks including competitive pay rates, paid induction training, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Weekdays £12.95/h

Weekends £15.55/h

Enhanced Bank Holiday rates

PAID travel time

PAID Mileage £0.45/mile

Refer a friend bonus scheme - up to £200 each time

NHS Healthcare Scheme including Counselling, GP services, and Gym Membership discounts

28 days holiday pro rata

Blue light card for store discounts

Opportunities for career development

Support from our Mental Health Champions

PAID induction training + paid shadowing shifts

Ongoing training and support

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Smartphone technology

Free uniform & PPE

Qualifications

• Full Driving Licence and reliable vehicle required.
• Commitment to work alternate weekends.

Responsibilities

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

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 is given.

We are currently recruiting Health Care Assistants to join our team in the Wimborne area. We have both full-time and part-time hours available. Shift Patterns are 7am to 2pm and/or 4pm to 10pm. We ask for a commitment to working alternate weekends.

Our Healthcare Assistants benefit from:

• Weekdays £12.95/h
• Weekends £15.55/h
• Enhanced Bank Holiday rates
• PAID travel time
• PAID Mileage £0.45/mile
• Refer a friend bonus scheme - up to £200 each time
• NHS Healthcare Scheme including Counselling, GP services and Gym Membership discounts
• 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 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.