Senior Care Assistant - [Location]

Job description

Providing Quality Care

Bluebird Care started as a small family business in 2004, and today we are proud to be one of the largest providers of home care services across the UK. But what makes us different?

We’re committed to keeping people in the comfort of their own home, so we help with anything from everyday tasks around our customers’ homes through to complex care needs. We appreciate that every customer is different, and this is why every day will be different.

Roles and Responsibilities as a Care Assistant 

• Providing personal care duties
• Administering medication
• Manual handling, using equipment where required
• Promoting customer health and well-being, enabling them to live their life to the full

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: 

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• An excellent rate of £11.25ph weekdays up to £12.35ph on weekends.
• 28p mileage allowance 
• 28 days holiday pro rata
• Full training induction and a 12-week mentor
• Ongoing training and support
• Flexible working 
• Pension scheme 
• Smartphone technology so you can do everything at the tap of a finger
• Free uniform

But not only that, we take care of our team throughout the year, whether it's your birthday, Christmas, awards or simply because it’s a Thursday. We’re a family and we’re here to look after you today, tomorrow and every other day after that.

Every day throughout the COVID-19 pandemic Bluebird Care (Eastbourne and Wealden) has continued to deliver the wonderful support our customers need, now more than ever and due to ongoing and increasing customer demand we have continued to grow our team of Support Workers and we are looking for a senior care assistants to help us during this unique and troubling period.

We can offer stability, safety and rewarding roles as a senior care assistant and are actively recruiting for both full-time and part-time hours. You are expected to travel between customers so you must have a Full Driving Licence and access to your own vehicle which you can insure for business use

You will have more opportunities for education, training and qualifications, and an ability to develop your career in many different ways.

Senior Care Assistant benefits

• Flexible hours contract to suit work and home life balance
• It makes a rewarding pay package. Full time, flexible or part time hours are available including days, evenings and weekends.

you must have care experience to join us, and you must drive and have access to a car or motorbike

More Senior Care Assistant benefits

• Free training is provided for this role.
• You are paid for your pre-employment induction training up to £250 **

• Staff recruitment referral scheme rewards
• We provide free uniforms and an annual clothes allowance
• Free mobile phone provided or compensation for own phone use.
• Free private health care scheme
• Bonus and reward schemes
• Company Pension Plan

(** This is a discretionary payment after passing the the probationary period (3 - 4 Months))

Perhaps you are also looking to return to work after a break, or you are semi retired or retired and looking for a rewarding way to spend your spare time and have experience, so become a Senior Care Assistant with us

We look forward to hearing from you all.

Tel: 01323 727903 or email