Care Assistant - Lichfield

Job description

Do you want to make a difference? Are you looking for a rewarding career in Care? Are you kind, compassionate and caring with a trusting and reliable nature?

If the answer is yes then we want to hear from you! We would love for you to join our team here at Bluebird Care Tamworth, Lichfield, Nuneaton & North Warwickshire.

We are a local, home care provider covering the Tamworth & North Warwickshire areas as an alternative to residential care homes. As a caregiver you will be delivering exceptional care and support to our customers, anything from companionship, help with general housework through to assistance with personal care and days out.

While many Care providers only pay for your contact time, we believe that you should be paid for every minute that you are being a Bluebird Care Ambassador, even if you are sat in your car. Join our team and your salary will be by the hour and not per contact time.

Your Experience and Suitability for the Care Assistant Role

It’s 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. Although we try to be flexible where we can, we do require you to be flexible with us too, that’s why we will require you to work **date/times required**. 

We can’t care for our customers if we don’t take care of our team so to make this possible, we offer: 

• Recently increased rates of pay of £11.00-£15.50 per hour  
• 30p mileage allowance 
• Full travel time paid between visits
• Holiday allowance
• Full paid induction & training and a 12 week mentor
• Paid shadowing
• Ongoing training and support
• Flexible working hours
• Guaranteed hours contracts offered
• Pension scheme 
• Monthly data allowance
• Free uniform
• Blue Light Card 
• Smartphone technology so you can do everything at the tap of a finger
• Referral scheme

Get in touch today to start your rewarding Career In Care!