Providing Quality CareBluebird 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. But what makes us different?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.Roles and Responsibilities as a Care Assistant
Providing personal care duties
Administering medication
Manual handling, using equipment where required
Household chores
Meal preparation
Shopping
Social Outings
Offering our customers companionship
Generally promoting customer health and well-being, enabling them to live their life to the full
Your Experience and Suitability for the Care Assistant RoleIt isn't about previous experience. We want to ensure our customer receives 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 understand that every member of our team has their own family to care for and this is why our role offers the flexibility to work around your own home life. You can choose between full-time or part-time work all you have to do is simply tell us your availability. We can't care for our customers if we don't take care of our team so to make this possible, we offer:
Competitive rates of pay £12-£18 per hour
Paid mileage 35p per mile
Full training during induction
Comprehensive training and development opportunities
Supportive supervision and regular support sessions
Smartphone technology so you can do everything at the tap of a finger
Flexible working
Pension scheme
28 days paid holiday inc. bank holidays
Refer a friend scheme
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.