Care Expert - North & East Leeds - Home Care Team

Bluebird Care; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium home care provider is seeking Care Experts in Leeds to join their compassionate team. The role involves supporting clients with personal care, medication, and companionship. No prior experience is necessary, as full training is provided. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, a valid driving licence, and access to a vehicle. Full-time and part-time positions are available with flexible shifts, allowing you to work around your home life, offering a rate of £12.50 per hour along with various benefits.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Paid travel time

Mileage allowance

Attendance bonuses

Career development support

Employee Assistance Programme

Holiday pay

Free uniform

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and emotional support.
• Assist with personal care and hygiene.
• Administer medication safely.
• Help move clients around using proper techniques.
• Promote health and well-being of clients.
• Perform light cleaning and meal preparation.

Skills

Compassion

Caring

Patience

Good communication skills

Ability to work independently

Job description

Overview

Join Our Premium QualityHome Care Team as a Care Expert in 2025 – Make a Difference Every Day

Are you looking for a new beginning, a new you

and a new career for 2025?

Seek a fresh challenge in home care where you’ll positively impact people’s lives daily? Join our welcoming and friendly team and receive full training – no experience needed, part and full time options available.

Drivers with own vehicle only. We do not provide sponsorship.

About us

At Bluebird Care, 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.

What does the role of a Care Assistant involve?

• Companionship - being a friendly face and providing emotional support.
• Supporting people with their personal care e.g. getting dressed and bathing.
• Administering medication i.e. tablets, medicines, creams and patches.
• Helping people to move around their home using safe techniques and equipment
• Promoting people\'s health and well-being, enabling them to live their life to the full and as independently as possible.
• Light cleaning to help maintain people\'s homes
• Preparing meals

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 and to do that we need people who are naturally compassionate, caring and patient. We are a team that care for our customers like they\'re our own family.

But don’t worry, we’ll ensure you have all the right training and development to carry out your role confidently. We look after our colleagues and care about each other, you\'ll find Bluebird Care a friendly and supportive place to work.

What do you need to be eligible to apply to join our team?

• Right to work in the UK - we do not provide sponsorship
• Full and valid UK driving licence
• Access to a car for work
• Excellent level of English

We Care About You!

We understand that you might have your own family to care for and this 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. We ask that you can commit to at least 2 shifts per week, and work alternate weekends.

We have early and late shifts available :

• Early shifts - 7:00 am - 2:30 pm or 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Late shifts - 2:30 pm - 10:00 pm or 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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 £12.50 per hour with paid travel time.
• Time and a half on bank holidays.
• Additional mileage allowance of 35p per mile
• A share of £300 every 2 months for 100% attendance.
• Additional monetary bonuses through our Care Friends App for outstanding practice and supporting your team.
• Team Wellbeing fund
• Supported Career Development
• Employee Assistance Programme with free telephone counselling.
• 28 days holiday pro rata
• Full training induction and a 12-week mentor
• Ongoing training and support
• Pension scheme
• Smartphone technology so you can do everything at the tap of a finger
• Free uniform

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.