Care Assistant - Shaftesbury (Days)

Bluebird Care; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluebird Care is seeking Care Assistants to join our team in Gillingham. This role offers full-time and part-time positions with enhanced bank holiday rates, a refer a friend bonus, and opportunities for career development. The Care Assistants will provide essential support to the elderly in the comfort of their homes, ensuring their daily needs are met.

Benefits

Enhanced Bank Holiday rates

Refer a friend bonus scheme

NHS Healthcare Scheme

Blue light card discounts

Opportunities for career development

Support from Mental Health Champions

PAID induction training

Smartphone technology

Free uniform & PPE

Qualifications

• Must have a Full Driving Licence and reliable vehicle.
• Commitment to working alternate weekends.
• Full training is provided.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Companionship

Medication prompting

Meal preparation

Light domestic duties

Job description

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Care Assistant - Shaftesbury (Days), Gillingham

Client:

Bluebird Care

Location:

Gillingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

6

Posted:

29.05.2025

Expiry Date:

13.07.2025

Job Description:

Are you looking for a new start? A new challenge with a real opportunity to make a difference in 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 provided.

We are currently recruiting Health Care Assistants to join our team in the Shaftesbury area. We have both full-time and part-time hours available, with shift patterns from 7am to 2pm. We ask for a commitment to working alternate weekends.

Our Healthcare Assistants benefit from:

• Enhanced Bank Holiday rates
• Refer a friend bonus scheme - up to £200 each time
• NHS Healthcare Scheme including Counselling, GP services and Gym Membership discounts
• 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
• 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.