Care Assistant

Bluebirdcarecareers; Flitwick; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Flitwick is seeking a caring and dedicated Care Assistant to join their expert team. You will provide high-quality care tailored to individual needs, assist with personal care, help with meal preparation, and support medication management. The role requires a full UK driving licence and offers flexible hours including evenings and weekends. Training will be provided, and various benefits such as paid holidays and attendance bonuses are included.

Benefits

Expert training

Flexible shift patterns

Paid mileage (30p per mile)

Attendance bonus

Paid holiday

Work smartphone provided

Company pool cars available

Qualifications

• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Previous care experience is beneficial but not a necessity as full training will be provided.
• Ability to follow care plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care tailored to each person’s individual needs.
• Assist with personal care (e.g. bathing, dressing, grooming).
• Help with meal prepping and preparation.
• Support with medication management and safe disposal.
• Carry out light housework such as tidying and laundry.
• Be a dependable friendly face for all customers.

Skills

Kind, compassionate attitude

Great communication skills

Ability to build positive relationships

Job description

• Salary details: £13.20 - £21.50 per hour

Care Assistant Unable to offer Sponsorships

Location: Flitwick and Surrounding Areas

£13.20 to £21.50 per hour | 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 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:

• Provide high-quality care tailored to each person’s individual needs
• Assist with personal care (e.g. bathing, dressing, grooming)
• Help with meal prepping, preparation and nutrition
• Support with medication, prescriptions and safe disposal
• Carry out light housework like tidying, laundry and general cleaning
• Be a dependable friendly, familiar face for all the customers you care for
• Full and Part time hours including 7am starts and 10pm finishes, evenings and alternate weekends only
• Weekdays £13.20 per hour
• Bank Holidays £21.50 per hour
• Full comprehensive training and shadowing
• CRB/DBS check paid for
• Work smartphone provided if required
• Paid holiday
• Paid mileage - 30p per mile
• Company pool cars available for use if ever needed
• Attendance bonus paid annually before Christmas
• Ongoing support and encouraged progression

Requirements

• *A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle*
• A kind, compassionate attitude and a calm approach to care
• Great communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships
• Ability to follow care plans
• Previous care experience is beneficial but not a necessity as full training will be provided

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 Central Bedfordshire is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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

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