Senior Care Assistant - Driver

• Salary details: £13.85 - £16.00 per hour

Vale Area: Cowbridge, Llantwit Major, Barry, Penarth, Wenvoe, Sully, Bonvilston

£13.85 per hour | Expert training | Flexible shift patterns

Due to growing demand, we are seeking carers who can provide evening availability on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. However, open to other availability.

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 that 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.

As a Senior Care Assistant, your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing essential personal care and companionship
• Assisting with meal preparation, shopping, and household tasks
• Supporting with medication management
• Encouraging independence to help customers stay in their own homes
• Following and contributing to customer care plans
• Supporting and guiding less experienced members of the care team where required

In addition to care duties, the successful candidate will participate in the on‑call rota and be responsible for:

• Providing on‑call support from Friday 4:30pm through to Monday 8:30am
• Ensuring the on‑call phone is available and monitored between 6:00am and 11:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays
• Ensuring all carers are correctly clocked in and out of their shifts
• Responding to and covering sickness absence where required
• Managing and responding to emergency situations
• Answering on‑call queries from customers, families, and care staff
• Coordinating care delivery to ensure continuity of service
• Completing care visits where sickness or absence cannot be covered by another member of the team
• A set amount of PAID hours for e‑learning
• PAID shadowing shifts
• Guaranteed Hours Contracts available after probation
• Career progression opportunities – we promote from within!
• Monthly Staff Awards & Social Events – because we appreciate YOU!
• Blue Light Card for amazing discounts

We know that happy, supported staff provide the best care. That’s why we offer:

• £13.85 per hour
• £16.00 per hour on Bank Holidays
• £20.00 per hour on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
• On‑call retainer payment:
  • £15 for Friday
  • £40 per day for Saturday and Sunday

• A Full UK driving licence and access to a car
• To be living in the local area
• The ability to work alternate weekends
• To commit to working a minimum of one evening shift per week
• A kind, compassionate attitude and a calm approach to care
• Great communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships
• Ability to follow care plans
• Level 2 Health and Social Care qualification
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently while making decisions under pressure
• ABI experience is desirable but not essential

Bluebird Care Vale of Glamorgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

DBS checking and references will be undertaken in line with government regulations and recruitment best practices.

Section 7(2b) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies that there is a genuine occupational requirement for female staff for these positions.