Care Assistant - Torfaen - SEP 24

Bluebird Care; Pontypool; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care service provider is seeking Care Assistants in Pontypool, UK, to deliver compassionate care directly to clients in their homes. The role offers flexibility in scheduling, allowing team members to balance their personal lives while ensuring comprehensive care. Candidates must possess a valid UK driving license, access to a car, and demonstrate excellent English proficiency. With competitive rates of £12.5-£15.5 per hour and a supportive work environment, this position is ideal for those passionate about making a difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Mileage allowance

Paid travel time

Holiday pro-rata

Full training induction

Ongoing training

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Free uniform

Refer a friend bonus

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care duties.
• Administer medication.
• Perform manual handling as needed.
• Promote customer health and well-being.

Skills

Compassion

Patience

Caring

Education

NVQ Level 2

Job description

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.

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
• 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. Though 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 every second weekend and at least one evening 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 £12.5-£15.5 per hour
• 35p mileage allowance
• PAID TRAVEL TIME
• 28 days holiday pro rata (including bank holidays)
• 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
• NVQ level 2
• £250 refer a friend bonus

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.