Care Assistant - Westminster

Job description

PLEASE NOTE - Bluebird Care Kensington & Chelsea does not currently offer sponsorship for the oversea candidates.

We are recruiting Home Care Assistants to join the Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea team. We pride ourselves on delivering our signature triple CQC Outstanding care that truly meets the needs of the individuals we support. As a Bluebird, you will deliver life-enhancing care that helps to keep our customers safe and happy at home. Our Care Assistants are carefully matched to their customers to ensure a successful service from the very first day.

As a Bluebird, you can look forward to a variety of industry-leading benefits…

You can look forward to:

• A salary between £13.65 and £14.85 per hour

• Bus travel expenses covered (calculated on distance travelled between customers)

• 28 days of paid annual leave (full-time); annual leave is calculated pro-rata depending on the number of hours worked

• Company pension

• Full-time and part-time roles available with flexible working patterns with hours between 7am and 10pm

• In-house pre-employment induction training (4 days) and onboarding process with a bonus of £200 payable at the end of your probationary period

• Free work phone, DBS check, uniforms, and PPE

• Weekly supervision during your probationary period with ongoing field and in-office support

• A clear career pathway with internal progression opportunities and free training – from your Care Certificate to your Health & Social Care NVQs

• Office awards programmes and the opportunity to be considered for recognition on a national level

• Team events including in-office massage and our annual holiday party

• Free Blue Light Card offering special and ongoing discounts across hundreds of companies nationwide

• A warm, welcoming, dynamic work culture that is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Essential skills, abilities, and requirements:

• Previous care experience is not required. We recruit for our core values – kindness, empathy, compassion – and train for excellence in care

• The right to live and work in the UK without sponsorship

• A good level of spoken and written English

• A willingness to learn and grow in the role

• A passion for delivering a gold standard of bespoke service

• Support delivered varies for each customer but could include personal care, medication administration, manual handling, domestic duties, meal preparation, shopping, social inclusion and outings, supporting doctor’s appointments and hospital visits

• Recording and reporting with detailed care notes for every visit

• A desire to continually promote and carefully monitor our customers’ health and well-being with a keen focus on customer preferences and personal outcomes

• A respectful and courteous approach that is mindful of professional boundaries

• Proactive and self-motivated with a can-do mentality