Care Assistant - Lancaster & South Lakeland

If you are caring by nature and enjoy variety in your work, then a Care Assistant role with Bluebird Care could be just right for you. Unlike other care companies we offer PAID travel time, a fuel card AND Guaranteed hours.

Previous experience desired but not necessary as full paid training is given.

We help our customers with anything from everyday tasks around their homes through to complex care needs. We do this to help our customers stay as independent as possible without the need for a residential care home.

Why you should join our team of Healthcare Assistants? We offer all our Carers excellent rates of pay, plus incremental increases with NVQ qualifications:

Pay rates:

Day Rate: £13.00 - £14.20

Evening Rate: £13.80 - £14.40

Weekend Rate: £13.80 - £14.40

Bank Holiday Rate: £19.50

Training Rate: £12.22

Travel Time: £12.22 + 38 Pence Per Mile

 We also offer:

• Guaranteed hours available
• Higher pay rates for those with industry recognised qualifications
• 28 days holiday (pro rata)
• £100 loyalty voucher on each work anniversary
• Full paid induction training
• Mentoring for the first 12 weeks
• Ongoing paid training and support
• CareFriends Reward Points (£1 per point!)
• Weekend standby payments of £45 per slot plus hourly rate
• Flexible working
• Company pension scheme (NEST)
• Smartphone technology so you can do everything at the tap of a finger
• We have full-time and part-time hours available.
• Various hours available
• Carer of the month drawn monthly by customer + Staff votes (£45 voucher)
• Regular staff and customer socials

 As a Care Assistant, you will be responsible for:

• Prompting and administering medication
• Supporting with personal care
• Food preparation, domestic duties, and shopping
• Manual handling / using equipment where required

To be considered for the role you must have:

• A driving licence
• A vehicle for you to utilise for work
• Alternative weekend availability (or one day of each weekend)
• Authorisation to work in the UK
• Alternate weekend availability as standard (or 1 day of each weekend) as minimum

About us:

We are a local family-run company, assessed as “Good” in all areas by CQC, and have built an excellent reputation for quality and reliability. Please apply today and we will be in touch shortly.

Here's a recent Google review from a member of staff “I've worked for a few care companies over the years and I can honestly say this is the only company which cares for the customers and staff welfare above anything, and it makes me really proud to be part of this team. The training is fantastic and the management team work really hard to look after us all. Can't recommend a job with Bluebird Care Lancaster enough"

Job Types:

Full-time,

Part-time,

Permanent

Salary:

£13.00 - £19.50 Per hour

Benefits:

Company pension

Excellent in house training

Additional training provided upon request or identified need

Access to completing NVQ’s

Weekend standby at £30 plus hourly rate

Referral programme

Staffing Socials

Customer Socials

Monthly recognition of excellent work (by vote)

Loyalty Voucher

Schedule:

Day shift

Monday to Friday

Overtime

Weekend availability

Experience:

Care: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence

Access to a vehicle

Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)

Work Location:

In person/community