Up to £21.50 p/h | Block Hours | Days & Nights Available | Paid training | Free uniforms | Monthly competitions | Always say thank you | Pension scheme | Home Care Employer of the Year!!
We are interviewing Care Assistant/Carers now for our next training starting September 1st!
So let us tell you why you NEED to work for Bluebird Care as a Care Assistant/Carer
Because we’re the best at what we do which is why we won the Home Care Employer of the Year 2025 at The Great British Care Awards.
We love to have fun with our staff, providing lots of opportunities to get involved with awareness days, some serious and some just a bit of fun. For example:
- Easter Egg hunts, Teddy Bears' Picnic, Clacton Carnival, Family Fun Days - all for staff, their families and our customers to get involved with :)
- Monthly staff awards, £5 voucher for every compliment you receive, competitions.
- Multiple onthly customer and community meet ups to socialise, play games and do some arts and crafts.
- We’ve created over 1,300 Dementia Friends through our engaging Dementia Friends Sessions.
We take pride in our work, and we take pride in you - we’re looking for a caring and dedicated person to join our Expert Team as a Care Assistant/Carer, to help us set the standard.
Responsibilities as a Care Assistant / Carer:
- Personal care
- Meal preparation
- Medication reminders
- Companionship and outings
We also have a nurse led clinical care team where you can work in a more advanced setting focusing on the following:
- Monitoring Oxygen stats overnight | Nebulisers | Suctioning | Bipap Machine monitoring | PEG Feed | STOMA | Catheter Care | Spinal & brain injuries
- Enhanced pay when workin in this team
We require someone who is happy to work a variety of shifts. The shift patterns in the customer's home are as follows:
7am-3:30pm | 3pm-9pm | 8pm-7am (awake night)
Positions available at Bluebird Care: Colchester & Tendring and Braintree & Uttlesford.
Care Assistant: £13.65 - £17.26 p/h (£13.25 starting rate if under 2 years’ experience)
Clinical Carer: £14.65 - £21.50 p/h
Live in Carer: £975-£1,200 per week (depending on complexity of package)
Awake Nights: £14.65 - £18.15 p/h
If you care deeply, Bluebird Care makes sure you have the time you need to do what you do best, the training so you can keep doing it better and the rewards that delivering such high-quality care deserves.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £21.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Referral programme
Application question(s):
- Have you had previous clinical care experience? E.g. supporting people with Epilepsy, Peg feeding, NIPPY, Catheter Care, Buccal, STOMA.
- Please confirm your email address :)
- Where do you live?
- Are you a British Citizen? If not, please explain your right to work.
- Are you a driver with your own transport? If you are not, please provide your postcode.
- Please let us know what shifts you are able to do. Write ALL if you are flexible.
Morning: 7am - 2pm | Evening: 4pm - 10 pm
- Are you able to work alternate weekends? (This is a standard requirement when working in care - one Sat/Sun on then next Sat/Sun off with reduced hours during the week)
- Our next training is starts on September 1st and is lasts 5 days. If you were offered a job with us would you be able to attend?
Work Location: On the road
