Care Assistant

Female Care Assistant

Location: Reading, Wokingham, Windsor, Maidenhead & Bracknell

· £13.75 p/h on weekdays (£13.50p/h during probation)

· £14.75 p/h on weekends (£14.50p/h during probation)

· £20.63 p/h on bank holidays (£20.25p/h during probation)

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 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:

• Provide high-quality care tailored to each person’s individual needs
• Assist with personal care (e.g. bathing, dressing, grooming)
• Help with meal prepping, preparation and nutrition
• Support with medication, prescriptions and safe disposal
• Carry out light housework like tidying, laundry and general cleaning
• Be a dependable friendly, familiar face for all the customers you care for

Benefits

• PAID travel time
• PAID Mileage
• Increased pay rates for people qualified with L2 and above
• Guaranteed or Flexible hours contracts available
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Access to Hastee Pay (Drawdown on your pay in advance)
• Employee of the quarter scheme
• Full PAID induction and ongoing expert training
• Flexible shift patterns
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Regular support and ongoing career development
• Friendly, inclusive team with 24/7 support

What we are looking for

• Available to work 4 days per week, including every other weekend
• Flexible to work a variety of shifts, including 7:00am to 2:00pm and 2:00pm to 10:00pm
• Able to travel and work across all five of our service areas
• In possession of a full UK driving licence and have access to a reliable vehicle
• Able to demonstrate an existing right to work in the UK, as we are unable to offer sponsorship or visa transfers for this role

Previous healthcare assistant experience is beneficial but not a necessity as full training will be provided

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 Reading, Wokingham, Windsor, Maidenhead & Bracknell 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.

It is a criminal offence for barred individuals (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles involving unsupervised work with children or adults at risk.