Care Assistant
Location: Risca
Weekdays £12.85p/h, Weekends £13p/h, Bank Holidays £15.50p/h | 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
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
Benefits
* 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 amazing discounts
We know that happy, supported staff provide the best care. That's why we offer:
Competitive Pay:
* £12.85 per hour Weekdays
* £13.00 per hour Weekends
* £15.50 per hour Bank Holidays
* 35p mileage allowance
* Paid Travel Time
Requirements
* A full UK driving licence and access to a car
* The ability to work alternate weekends
* To be aged 18+
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.
Care to Join Us?We’d love to welcome you to our team! Apply today, and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible
Bluebird Care Caerphilly and Merthyr 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