Care Assistant

Why work for Bluebird Care? 

Because we’re the best at what we do! We are the Home Care Employer of the Year 2025 (Great British Care Awards) and we earned that award because we truly look after our Care Assistants and our team.

We love to have fun with our staff, providing lots of opportunities to get involved with awareness days, some serious and some just a bit of fun. For example:

• Our Director was recently pied with shaving foam by our staff and customers
• We have been pumpkin carving with our staff and customers for Halloween
• We attended the Clacton Carnival dressed up from the movie Grease and made all of our decorations with our customers and staff over some arts and crafts sessions in our office.
• We have made over 1300 official Dementia Friends through the Dementia Friends Sessions we run.

We do so much for our local community, and our staff love to get involved where they can! We run multiple fun/games/social events in community halls, providing our customers and members of the public the chance to do something fun and positive.

We take pride in our work, and we take pride in you - we’re looking for a caring and dedicated person to join our Expert Team as a Care Assistant, to help us set the standard.

As a Care Assistant, you’ll help our team grow, support our colleagues, and make a real difference every day. If you’re someone who takes pride in their work, values teamwork, and wants to be part of a supportive and growing business that makes a real difference to their customers, then this is where you belong. 

Benefits of being a Care Assistant:

• £12.75 - £17.12
• Enhanced bank holiday rate
• Full training and development opportunities
• Ongoing support from a friendly and committed leadership team
• Professional development and industry-leading training
• Supportive, inclusive team environment
• Career progression opportunities
• Pension scheme

Responsibilities as a Care Assistant:

• Personal care
• Meal preparation
• Medication reminders
• Companionship and outings

Requirements to be a Care Assistant:

• A kind, compassionate and calm approach to care
• Good communication skills, and the ability to build relationships
• Full Driving Licence and access to your own car
• Living in or near Colchester or Tendring
• Willing to work alternate weekends
• Must not require support with Visa transfer/sponsorship.

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 Colchester and Tendring is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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