Care Assistant- Winchester - Bluebird Care : Job Details

• Location: Winchester, Eastleigh & Romsey
• Contract type: Care Delivery
• Salary details: £13 - £19

Care Assistant 

Location: WINCHESTER

£13-19 per hour | Expert training | Flexible shift patterns

Bluebird Care – Where you change lives 

Join our Bluebird Care team in Winchester, Eastleigh & Romsey- the first UK home care provider to earn three consecutive five-star outstanding CQC ratings!

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 Expert 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 planning, preparing and cooking nutritious meals
• Support with medication, prescriptions and safe disposal
• Carry out light housework such as tidying, laundry and general cleaning
• Be a dependable friendly, familiar face for all the customers you care for

Benefits

• £13 per hour weekdays, £13.48 per hour weekends
• £19 per hour on Bank Holidays
• Paid travel time (£12.22 per hour)
• Paid Mileage
• Flexible shift patterns- day shifts, evening shifts, overtime
• 28 days paid holiday (pro rata)
• Length of service benefit
• Full induction and ongoing expert training 
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Regular support and ongoing career development
• Friendly, inclusive team with round-the-clock support
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discounts
• Health and wellbeing programme
• Hastee financial wellbeing scheme
• Refer a friend scheme (up to £250 per person)
• Refer a customer scheme (up to £100 per customer)
• Funded Blue Light Card membership
• Vehicle repair discounts
• Use of company vehicle (if you break down)
• Contribution to DBS check

Requirements

• *A full UK driving licence and your own vehicle*
• A kind, compassionate attitude and a calm approach to care
• Weekend hours required- every other weekend or one day every weekend
• Aged 18+
• Full Right to Work in the UK (unfortunately, we cannot provide sponsorship or VISA transfer)
• Great communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships
• Ability to follow care plans 
• No experience needed 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 Winchester, Eastleigh & Romsey is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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

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