Healthcare Assistant - Sevenoaks (salaried)

Bluebird Care; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic Care Assistants to provide high-quality home care services. This role offers flexible working hours, including evenings and weekends, allowing you to balance your personal life. You'll be part of a supportive team dedicated to enhancing the lives of vulnerable individuals in the community. With competitive pay, comprehensive training, and opportunities for career progression, this position is perfect for those passionate about making a difference. Join a friendly team and utilize cutting-edge technology to streamline your work and enhance your impact.

Benefits

Paid DBS

4 weeks paid annual leave

Company pension scheme

Opt-in private medical insurance

Referral programme

Guaranteed hour contracts

Loyalty bonus

Paid shadowing

Flexible working hours

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be committed to improving the quality of life for vulnerable adults.
• Requires access to a car for work-related tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support customers with everyday tasks to help them live independently.
• Participate in thorough training and shadow experienced team members.

Skills

Caring and compassionate attitude

Reliability

Driving

Education

Care Certificate

Tools

Smartphone technology

Job description

Bluebird Care is the UK’s leading provider of private Care at Home. We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable Care Assistants to join our thriving agency providing a high-quality and much-needed service to vulnerable people all over Sevenoaks.

We accept V1SA transfers, but you must already be sponsored and based in our area.

We appreciate your need for a healthy work-life balance, so why not offer us the hours you can manage to see if we have a fit!

We offer flexible working hours, as well as salaried fixed-shifts, with high demand for evenings and weekends, including Night Shifts and Live-in Care.

What will you be doing?

Our Care Assistants work out in the community helping our customers to live independently in their own homes. You will support customers with a variety of everyday tasks.

You will receive thorough training, shadowing a Mentor or experienced team member, and support while completing The Care Certificate.

Who are we looking for?

People who care deeply about improving the life experience of vulnerable community members, with a caring and compassionate attitude, and who are reliable. We ask that you are 100% committed to helping improve the quality of life of vulnerable adults.

You need to live in or within a reasonable commute of Bromley and have access to a car that you can use for work.

What are we offering in return?

• A friendly team of dedicated and supportive colleagues
• Competitive rates of basic pay: £12.50 per hour
• Tax-free mileage paid at 25p per mile
• Paid DBS
• 4 weeks paid annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays
• A genuine opportunity for career progression in a high-growth sector
• A comprehensive pre-work training program
• Paid shadowing
• £336 bonus for completing training (paid in your first month's pay)
• £265 refer-a-friend bonus scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Opt-in private medical insurance scheme
• A route to funded formal qualifications (e.g., L2/L3/L5 Diplomas in Health & Social Care)
• Ongoing training and support from a friendly office team
• Work with leading-edge Smartphone technology: everything is simple and at the tap of a button
• Loyalty bonus

Additional Benefits

• Company events
• Referral programme
• Full and part-time working hours – you choose
• Flexible working hours to suit you and your life
• Guaranteed hour contracts available
• Enhanced rates on bank holidays