Care Assistant - Hythe, Dibden & Waterside

JOIN BLUEBIRD CARE NEW FOREST & WATERSIDE TODAY FOR A REWARDING NEW CAREER! We pride ourselves on providing our staff with some of the best contact time pay rates in the industry, PLUS paid travel time, mileage and accrued annual leave. This may be a great opportunity for students needing to get hands on health & social care experience, parents looking for a flexible position they can work around childcare needs, or even if you just want a complete change from the 9-5 in the office!

Previous healthcare experience is advantageous but not necessary, as we look for transferrable customer service & people skills, which you may have accumulated from working in retail, hospitality, childcare, sales & education. You will simply need to be willing to learn and really get stuck in to your new role as a domiciliary care assistant!

Entry Requirements -

This position is based across Hythe & Waterside areas, so you must be local & happy to travel around - Hythe, Dibden, Fawley, Blackfield, Holbury, Marchwood etc. Must have a UK driving licence & regular access to your own car. 

Our shift patterns are 7 am-2 pm & 4 pm-10 pm. Community Care Assistant's will need to be flexible to work 1-2 evenings a week and alternate weekends, to ensure everybody has some weekends off.

Must be based in UK at point of applying and hold full right to work in UK without restriction. 

About the Care Assistant Role -

As a Care Assistant, you will travel around the Waterside areas, to visit our customers in their own homes & support them to live as independently as possible. Each customer will have their own care plans tailored specifically to their needs; care is not a one-size-fits-all industry, so no two care visits will be the same. You will build rapport with customers & spend quality time with them to ensure they are still able to actively socialise & enjoy our company. You may take a customer out to the beach for the day or play board games with them at home. Care Assistant's make a real effort to get to know their customer & build a good relationship with them to ensure you can suggest activities that they will enjoy.

Generally, other responsibilities may include -

• Assisting with personal hygiene – assisting customers with washing, dressing & continence care, or promoting independence and encouraging them to do these things if they can always maintain dignity & respect.
• Meal preparation
• Moving & handling (for less mobile customers, using equipment when required)
• Medication administration
• Light housework duties.

Why join the Bluebird Family?

It is important to us that we support our care assistant's to do the best job possible. To ensure you feel part of the Bluebird Care family, we can offer you –

• Competitive pay rates starting between £13.00 per hour contact time.
• Paid mileage at 45p per mile & paid travel time ON TOP of hourly rate.
• 'Employee of the month' rewards scheme
• Access to HasteePay – Access to a portion of your pay check early!
• Referral scheme – earn up to £275!
• Private medical insurance
• Company pension
• Alternate weekends off!

If you are ready to start a rewarding new career as a care assistant with real job satisfaction, and as part of a team who truly cares, then apply today! Our recruitment team aim to contact you the same day! We look forward to hearing from you.