Copy of Care Assistant - Aberdeenshire - Driver

Bluebird Care; Aberdeen City; On-site; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Various hours available.
Please note: You must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for this role. Please do not apply if you do not have these.
This role is based in Aberdeenshire (Banchory, Inverurie, Aboyne etc.)
Providing Quality 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.

We are looking for someone who is reliable, has good common sense and can work practically using their own initiative. We give all of our staff 121 mentoring, monthly development reviews and industry leading training as well as the opportunity to gain up to NVQ level 5 in health & social care.

Imagine a role where you are assisting people and more importantly making them smile every day! If you are looking for a role that is both rewarding and fulfilling, then we want to hear from you!

Why choose us?
You don’t need to have experience to be a fantastic care assistant, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude. If you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We are one of the very few Living Wage Foundation employers in Aberdeenshire!

What We’re Looking For
Through our continued success here at Bluebird Care Aberdeenshire, our award-winning home care services are looking to grow our Home Care Team in Aberdeenshire. We’re looking for Care Assistants to fulfil our customer’s needs while being outstanding ambassadors of our brand.

We understand that everybody has their own life outside of work, and we want to accommodate that too. We have care staff going out to our customers between the hours of 7am and 10pm. We offer full-time and part-time hours as well as relief shifts, a variety of career development opportunities and a host of employee benefits (below). Shifts include [Weekdays: 7am-10pm, Weekends: 7am-10pm]. Other hours are available.

Domiciliary Care Assistant
Here’s a breakdown of what you can expect:

• Supporting customers with all aspects of their personal care
• Assisting customers with all aspects of medication
• Assisting customers with all aspects of their meal preparation
• Supporting customers in the use of aids and personal equipment
• Supporting customers with home management
• Helping in the promotion of a customer’s mental and physical activities
• To document and report all relevant customer information
• Supporting customers and their families with health and social care needs

To become a Care Assistant, you need:

• Right to work in the UK
• Excellent level of English
• Full and valid UK driving license
• Access to a car/vehicle

Because we care about you, in addition to a secure and stable career, we offer:

• Hourly rate = £11.44-12.50 (Monday to Sunday)
• Paid mileage between calls - 35p per mile
• 12-week mentor to settle you into your new role with confidence

Set on-call rate, with an increase on the weekends

• Defined career pathway
• 28 days paid holiday (including bank holidays) (pro rata)

We also provide:

• FREE PVG
• Access to Health & Social Care qualifications
• Blue light card, offering store discounts at retailers
• Fully paid induction programme including shadowing, uniform and all PPE