Female Care Assistant

Bluebird Care; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid shadowing shifts

Guaranteed Hours Contracts

Full induction and ongoing training

Career progression opportunities

Monthly Staff Awards & Social Events

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Bluebird Care Pontypool is seeking a caring Care Assistant to join our expert team covering Torfaen borough areas. You will support customers in their own homes with daily living activities, provide personal care and companionship, and work 7am–3pm with alternating weekends.

We offer paid shadowing shifts, guaranteed hours after probation, full induction and ongoing training, career progression opportunities, monthly staff awards and a Blue Light Card.

Qualifications

• A full UK driving licence and access to a car.
• To be aged 18+.
• Ability to work alternate weekends.
• Ability to work the stated shift pattern.

Responsibilities

• Providing essential personal care and companionship.
• Assisting with meal prep, shopping and household tasks.
• Supporting with medication management.
• Encouraging independence to help customers stay in their own homes.
• Promoting customer health and well-being.
• PAID shadowing shifts.
• Guaranteed Hours Contracts available after probation.
• Full induction and ongoing expert training.
• Career progression opportunities - we promote from within.
• Monthly Staff Awards & Social Events - because we appreciate YOU!
• Blue Light Card for discounts.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Personal care

Companionship

Job description

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7am - 3pm with a commitment to alternate weekends

Working Hours:

35

Location:

Torfaen| Panteg| Penygarn| Trevethin| Abersychan| Varteg

Closing Date:

09/09/2026

Job Category:

Care Delivery

Job Introduction

Care Expert

Location: To cover areas within the Torfaen Borough

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

As a Care Assistant, your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing essential personal care and companionship
• Assisting with meal prep, shopping and household tasks
• Supporting with medication management
• Encouraging independence to help customers stay in their own homes
• Promoting customer health and well-being
• PAID shadowing shifts
• Guaranteed Hours Contractsavailable after probation
• Full induction and ongoing expert training
• Career progression opportunities- we promote from within!
• Monthly Staff Awards & Social Events- because we appreciate YOU!
• Blue Light Cardfor amazing discounts

We know that happy, supported staff provide the best care. That's why we offer:

Competitive Pay:

• Paid Travel Time

Requirements:

• A full UK driving licence and access to a car
• To be aged18+
• The ability to work alternate weekends
• The ability to work our shift pattern

Part time - 7am - 3pm with commitment to alternate weekends

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.

Bluebird Care Pontypool and Ebbw Vale is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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

Section 7(2b) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies that there is a genuine occupational requirement for female staff for these positions