Copy of Live in Care Assistant - Car drivers only NO SPONSORSHIP

Bluebird Care; Bradford-on-Avon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local home care service provider in Bradford-on-Avon is seeking a compassionate live-in care assistant. The role involves providing personal care, companionship, and administering medication while living with customers in their homes. The ideal candidate needs excellent English skills, a driving licence, and the right to work in the UK. Full training and support are provided, along with career development opportunities, flexible working hours, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Full training and support

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Free uniform

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK is required.
• Must possess a full and valid UK driving licence and access to a car.
• No previous care experience needed as full training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Live in customer's home for a defined period of time.
• Provide personal care duties and companionship.
• Administer medication and handle equipment for manual handling.

Skills

Compassionate and caring

Patience

Excellent level of English

Manual handling skills

Job description

Overview

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. While Bluebird Care is a national home care provider, our office is a locally owned business.

What we do

We are committed to keeping elderly and vulnerable people living in the comfort of their own homes, as an alternative to residential care.

As a live-in care assistant, you would provide an unrivalled level of care and support by living with our customer in their home for a defined period of time. You would therefore be entitled to regular breaks, both during your working days and to take time off.

Responsibilities of a live-in care assistant

• Live in our customer's home for a defined period of time
• Personal care duties
• Administering medication
• Manual handling, using equipment where required
• Promoting customer health and wellbeing
• Companionship and help with activities / appointments
• Plan, prepare and cook nutritious meals
• Shopping and domestic tasks around the home

To become a live-in care assistant, you need

• Right to work in the UK (unfortunately we cannot provide sponsorship)
• No experience as full training is provided
• Excellent level of English
• To be aged 18+
• A driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential

In addition to a secure and stable career, we offer

• A competitive salary
• Significant investment in your career development
• A dedicated office team to support you
• Defined career pathway
• Full induction training and ongoing support
• Dementia training as standard
• Hastee financial wellbeing
• Funded Blue Light Card membership

Roles and Responsibilities as a Live-in 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 customers receive 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 can’t care for our customers if we don’t take care of our team, so to make this possible, we offer :

• 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

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.