Care Expert - North & East Leeds - Home Care Team

Want a career where you get that warm feeling of knowing you're doing something that makes you proud of yourself?

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Drivers with own vehicle only. We do not provide sponsorship.

About us

At Bluebird Care, 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.

What does the role of a Care Assistant involve?

• Companionship - being a friendly face and providing emotional support. 
• Supporting people with their personal care e.g getting dressed and bathing.
• Administering medication i.e. tablets, medicines, creams and patches.
• Helping people to move around their home using safe techniques and equipment
• Promoting people's health and well-being, enabling them to live their life to the full and as independently as possible.
• Light cleaning to help maintain people's homes
• Preparing meals

Your Experience and Suitability for the Care Assistant Role

It’s isn’t about previous experience. We want to ensure our customers receive the very best care and to do that we need people who are naturally compassionate, caring and patient. We are a team who care for our customers like they're our own family. 

But don’t worry, we’ll ensure you have all the right training and development to carry out your role confidently. We look after our colleagues and care about each other, you'll find Bluebird Care a friendly and supportive place to work. 

What do you need to be eligible to apply to join our team?

• Right to work in the UK - we do not provide sponsorship
• Full and valid UK driving licence
• Access to a car for work
• Excellent level of English

We Care About You!

We understand that you might have your own family to care for and this 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. We ask that you can commit to at least 2 shifts per week, and work alternate weekends. 

We have early and late shifts available:

Early shifts - 7:00 am - 2:30 pm or 7:00 am - 4:00 pm

Late shifts - 2:30 pm - 10:00 pm or 4:00pm - 10:00 pm

We can’t care for our customers if we don’t take care of our team so to make this possible, we offer: 

• An excellent rate of £12.50 per hour with paid travel time.
• Time and a half on bank holidays.
• Additional mileage allowance of 21 pence per mile
• A share of £300 every 2 months for 100% attendance.
• Additional monetary bonuses through our Care Friends App for outstanding practice and supporting your team.
• Team Wellbeing fund
• Supported Career Development
• Employee Assistance Programme with free telephone counselling.
• 28 days holiday pro rata
• Full training induction and a 12-week mentor
• Ongoing training and support
• 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.