Care Assistant (Female) - Driver Required

Bluebird Care Durham North; Bedford (IN); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed hours

Mileage paid

Permanent roles

Flexible shifts

Local teams

Job summary

Bluebird Care Newmarket & Fenland is hiring a Care Assistant (Female) to cover Bedford and surrounding villages. You’ll earn £15.80 per hour with 35p per mile and guaranteed hours, with permanent full-time or part-time positions and a driver requirement.

Join a local, supportive team, with ongoing training, progression opportunities, and flexible patterns including alternate weekends. You’ll help clients at home with care tasks, companionship, meals, and mobility, making a real difference in

Qualifications

• Female applicants only (Schedule 9, Equality Act 2010)
• Requires Full UK driving licence
• Own car for work recommended
• Willing to work alternate weekends

Responsibilities

• Personal care for clients in their own homes
• Medication assistance
• Meal planning and nutrition support
• Companionship and social engagement
• Help with daily activities and independence
• Getting out and about with clients

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Own car for work

Alternate weekends availability

Job description

• Salary details: £15.80 - £15.80 per hour


• Location: Bedford


• Contract type: Care Delivery


• Salary details: £15.80 - £15.80 per hour

Care Assistant (Female) – Bedford & Villages (Driver Required)

£15.80 per hour | 35p per mile | Guaranteed Hours

Permanent Full-time & Part-time Roles

Looking for more than just your next job? Start with a conversation…..

Maybe you already work in care and want more stability, better support and dependable hours.

Maybe you've never worked in care but have wondered whether you'd be good at it.

Or maybe you're simply looking for a career that means something.

Talk to us.

For over 14 years, Bluebird Care Newmarket & Fenland has been helping people across our local communities stay independent and continue living in the place they love – their own home.

We're established. We're growing. And we're looking for great people to grow with us.

Stable Work. Guaranteed Hours. A Career with a Future.

We don't believe you should have to wonder how many hours you'll get next week.

That's Why We Offer

• £15.80 per hour


• 35p per mile paid mileage


• Guaranteed hours – no zero-hour contracts


• Permanent full-time and part-time roles


• Small, local care teams


• Localised rounds with less unnecessary travel


• Flexible working patterns


• Alternate weekends – giving you every other weekend off


• Ongoing training and development


• Genuine opportunities to progress

More stability. Less time travelling. More time with your customers.

We've Been Caring for Over 14 Years

We're not new to this.

Bluebird Care is one of the UK's most recognised home care brands, and our local family-run business has spent more than 14 years building a strong team and delivering personalised, bespoke care across our communities.

Our customers rely on us every day.

And our Care Professionals can rely on us too.

You’ll have an experienced local management team behind you, ongoing training, regular support and people who are there when you need them.

Your Wellbeing Matters Too

Care is about looking after people – and that includes our team.

You'll Have Access To

• Supportive, approachable local managers


• Regular check-ins and wellbeing support


• Our dedicated Wellbeing Hub


• A Registered CBT-trained Counsellor


• Ongoing learning and development


• Clear career progression opportunities

We want you to enjoy what you do, have a life outside work and see where a career in care could take you.

Never Worked in Care Before?

That's absolutely fine.

We'll provide your training and support you as you learn.

What matters to us is who you are – being reliable, compassionate, interested in people and wanting to make a difference.

Already Work in Care?

Then come and see how we do things differently.

If you're tired of uncertainty around your hours, too much travelling, feeling rushed or wondering where your career is going, we'd like to talk to you.

Your experience matters, and we'll help you build on it.

Not Sure? Talk to Us.

Not sure whether care is the right career for you? Call us and have a chat.

Already a carer but not sure whether Bluebird Care is right for you? Call us and have a chat.

There's no pressure and no obligation to apply.

Sometimes a conversation is all you need to decide whether it's worth taking the next step.

What Does a Care Assistant Actually Do?

You'll support people in their own homes with things such as:

• Personal care


• Medication


• Meals and nutrition


• Companionship


• Everyday activities


• Maintaining independence


• Getting out and about


• Simply being there when someone needs support

You'll get to know your regular customers and build genuine relationships with them.

It's care that's personal – not just another call on a rota.

What We Need From You

• Female applicants only (Schedule 9, Equality Act 2010)


• Full UK driving licence


• Your own car for work


• Availability to work alternate weekends – Saturday and Sunday


• Right to Work in the UK - UK Passport / UK Birth Certificate / Settlement Status

Limited visa sponsorship opportunities are available for candidates who meet our specific eligibility and recruitment criteria. Sponsorship is not guaranteed.

Enhanced DBS and satisfactory references are required.

Ready for Something Different?

You don't need to have your whole career mapped out.

You don't even need to be certain care is for you.

Start with a conversation.

Join an established local business with over 14 years' experience, guaranteed hours, a supportive team and opportunities to build a career that can genuinely make a difference.