Driving Care Assistant

Bluebird Care Durham North; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed hours

Full induction training

Mentoring for first 12 weeks

Ongoing paid training and support

Smartphone tech for care tasks

Career progression opportunities

NEST pension

Job summary

Bluebird Care Lytham & Fylde is seeking a compassionate Driving Care Assistant to support customers in their own homes across the Lytham & Fylde areas. You will work flexible hours with guaranteed shifts and receive expert training to deliver high-quality, person-centered care.

Salary ranges from £13.25 to £19.65 per hour, with additional benefits and ongoing support. This role offers the chance to make a real difference in people’s daily living and independence.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Kind, compassionate attitude with a calm approach to care.
• Great communication skills and ability to build positive relationships.
• Ability to follow care plans as part of care delivery.
• Previous care experience is beneficial but not required as full training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care tailored to each person’s needs.
• Assist with personal care (bathing, dressing, grooming).
• Help with meals and nutrition.
• Support with medication and prescriptions and safe disposal.
• Carry out light housework and maintain a clean living environment.
• Be a dependable, friendly, familiar face for customers.

Skills

UK driving licence

Compassionate attitude

Great communication

Ability to follow care plans

Care experience beneficial

Job description

• Salary details: £13.25 - £19.65 per hour

• Location: Lytham & Fylde
• Contract type: Care Delivery
• Salary details: £13.25 - £19.65 per hour

Driving Care Assistant

Location: Lytham & Fylde areas

£13.25 - £19.65 | Expert training | Flexible shift patterns

Bluebird Care – Where you change lives

We’re the best at what we do and it’s all thanks to talented people like you. As the leading Home Care provider, we take pride in our work - and we’re looking for a caring and dedicated Care Assistant to join our Care Expert Team and help us set the standard.

Our customers should feel comfortable in their own homes, and we help them do exactly that. You’ll be supporting people in all aspects of daily living, working independently or as part of a team who that is supportive every step of the way. This isn’t just a job, this is a chance to bring purpose and dignity to someone’s life.

If you’re ready to take on a new challenge, supporting our customers with the best quality care, then this is where you belong.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care tailored to each person’s individual needs
• Assist with personal care (e.g. bathing, dressing, grooming)
• Help with meal prepping, preparation and nutrition
• Support with medication, prescriptions and safe disposal
• Carry out light housework like tidying, laundry and general cleaning
• Be a dependable friendly, familiar face for all the customers you care for

Benefits

• Guaranteed hours available
• Higher pay rates for those with industry recognised qualifications
• 28 days holiday (pro rata)
• £100 loyalty voucher on each work anniversary
• Full paid induction training
• Mentoring for the first 12 weeks
• Ongoing paid training and support
• CareFriends Reward Points (£1 per point!)
• Weekend standby payments of £45 per slot plus hourly rate
• Flexible working
• Company pension scheme (NEST)
• Smartphone technology so you can do everything at the tap of a finger
• We have full-time and part-time hours available.
• Various hours available
• Carer of the month drawn monthly by customer + Staff votes (£45 voucher)
• Regular staff and customer socials

Requirements

• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• A kind, compassionate attitude and a calm approach to care
• Great communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships
• Ability to follow care plans
• Previous care experience is beneficial but not a necessity as full training will be provided.

If you care deeply, Bluebird Care makes sure you have the time you need to do what you do best, the training so you can keep doing it better and the rewards that delivering such high-quality care deserves.

We are a local family-run company, assessed as “Good” in all areas by CQC, and have built an excellent reputation for quality and reliability.

Here’s a recent Google review from a member of staff “I've worked for a few care companies over the years and I can honestly say this is the only company which cares for the customers and staff welfare above anything, and it makes me really proud to be part of this team. The training is fantastic and the management team work really hard to look after us all. Can't recommend a job with Bluebird Care enough”

Bluebird Care Lytham & Fylde is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

DBS checking and references will be undertaken in line with government regulations and recruitment best practices.