Bluebird Care Durham North
Female Care Assistant
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Location: Sunderland & Durham North
Contract type: Care Delivery
Salary details: £13.00 - £19.50 per hour
Female Care Assistant
Location: North Durham
£13.50ph | Expert training | Flexible shift patterns
Bluebird Care – Where you change lives
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 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.
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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 meal prepping, preparation and nutrition
- Support with medication, prescriptions and safe disposal
- Carry out light housework like tidying, laundry and general cleaning
- Be a dependable friendly, familiar face for all the customers you care for
Our Care Assistants Benefit From
- £13.50 per hour
- Paid travel time
- Paid Fuel - 35p per mile
- Enhanced Bank Holiday rate at £20.25 per hour
- Access to Health & Social Care qualifications
- £400 referral scheme for introducing new carers (T&C’s apply)
- Fully paid induction in line with the Care Certificate
- Flexible hours
- Paid annual leave
- Workplace pension scheme
- Uniform provided
- Career progression
- Supportive and friendly working environment
- Shadowing programme with experienced healthcare assistants to ensure you are comfortable with your role and responsibilities
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Requirements
- Full Driving Licence & your own reliable vehicle
- To be able to commit to working alternate weekends
- Right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship or visa transfer
We can offer you a stable career in these uncertain times. Apply Today and we will be in touch shortly!
Section 7(2b) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies that there is a genuine occupational requirement for female staff for these positions.
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