Female Care Assistant - Driver

Bluebirdcarecareers; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider is seeking a caring and dedicated Care Assistant in Cardiff. This role involves providing personal care, meal prep, and medication assistance to support individuals in their daily lives. The ideal candidate will have a Full UK driving licence, live locally, and be willing to work flexible shifts. Offering a competitive salary and career progression opportunities, this position emphasises the importance of staff support and rewards for delivering high-quality care. Apply today!

Benefits

Blue Light Card for discounts

Monthly Staff Awards

PAID training and shadowing shifts

Guaranteed Hours Contracts after probation

Qualifications

• A Full UK driving licence and access to a car.
• Living in the local area.
• Ability to work alternate weekends.
• Commitment to one evening shift per week.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential personal care and companionship.
• Assist with meal prep, shopping, and household tasks.
• Support with medication management.
• Encourage independence to help customers stay in their own homes.
• Complete PAID shadowing shifts.
• Participate in E-Learning with paid hours.

Skills

Personal care

Meal prep

Medication management

Companionship

Independence encouragement

Job description

• Salary details: £12.70 - £16.00 per hour

£12.70 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 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
• A set amount of PAID hours for E-Learning
• PAID shadowing shifts
• Guaranteed Hours Contracts available after probation
• 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:

• £12.70 per hour weekdays
• £16.00 per hour bank holidays

Requirements

• A Full UK driving licence and access to a car
• To be living in the local area
• The ability to work alternate weekends
• To commit to working a minimum of one evening shift per week

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. We are also currently expecting sponsorships.

Bluebird Care Cardiff and the Vale 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

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