Meet the team

Kate worked at Fortmun & Mason for several years before seeking a more local job as a carer at Bluebird Care Bromley when her daughter started secondary school in 2010. Kate’s customer service skills and “can-do” attitude were quickly noticed and it was not long before she was promoted to Care Supervisor.

After nearly 3 years Kate left to take a position as Senior Carer at a luxury care home in Bexley, South East London, where she managed a team of carers and gained further, valuable insight into the care of vulnerable adults with complex care needs - as well as the management of people!

We’re delighted to have Kate back in the Bluebird Care family, in a new venture where her experience and attitude will be of real benefit.

After many years working for Bluebird Care Kate has now taken on the exciting new role of Registered Manager. With her knowledge, experience, and a great team behind her, she looks forward to the new challenges ahead.

Kate says 'I have always loved and enjoyed my work in health care so becoming a Registered Manager is the next natural step for me. It is so lovely to be able to do a job i love and make a difference in peoples lives.'

As a mother with 5 children, Sue has worked in the Care industry for many years and in various roles, she was looking for a flexible job that would fit around her family. Working in Care has meant that Sue could build her career while still being able to be a hands on Mum. Now her children are older Sue can focus more of her time in an office based role.

Sue joined Bluebird Care in January 2022 as a Care Coordinator, she explains her role as challenging but it gives her great job satisfaction. Supporting the carers, providing quality care to the customers, and knowing that the team are enabling people to be as independent as they can for as long as they can is what she loves most about her role within Bluebird Care.

Sue feels that during her time with Bluebird Care she has been supported and encouraged to further her skills and is currently coming to the end of completing her Level 3 in Health and Social Care.

Sue says ‘Bluebird Care have enabled me to work towards furthering my career. They have passion for their employees and are very supportive to all. I look forward to working to retirement with them.’

Maria joined the care team 2017, although she had no formal experience, she brought a lot of personal experience, she had cared for her family and really enjoy helping people. 

In 2022 Maria took on a new role of  Field Care Supervisor which she is enjoying, she gets real job satisfaction. It allows her to see and understand the structure behind the whole process of creating a care package, while still being able to see her customers and carers on a daily/weekly basis which is important to Maria.

Maria says 'I have always enjoyed working for Bluebird Care and feel that I am not just part of the team, I am part of the Bluebird family. I feel lucky to be able to come to work everyday and do a job that I never get tired of and still continue to love.

I feel that my confidence grows as I learn something new each day,   I am lucky to have a great team of people behind me that not only give me great support and guidance but have also developed great friendships along the way.'

Rebecca joined Bluebird Care Bromley as a Care Assistant in 2011. Her daughter was just starting primary school and she was looking for a full time job that could work around school hours. A career in Care wasn’t something that she had planned, but for a young mum wanting to get back into work, Bluebird Care had a lot to offer her: tons of training, support – both professional and emotional – and flexible working hours to suit family life. As the years went by, Rebecca grew a real passion for caring for her customers and loved working for Bluebird Care.
 
She was delighted at the opportunity to progress in her career by joining the office team in May 2018 as Field Care Supervisor for Live-in Care. Her responsibilities were split between logistics (organising carers' rosters and scheduling visits to new customers) and supporting the agency's community-based Care Assistants in the delivery of a high quality service to our customers. 

From 2018 to present Rebecca has moved to several positions within the Bromley team, from supervising the domiciliary care team, coordination, and customer care services, to extend her knowledge and experience within the care sector.

Rebecca particularly enjoys building a rapport with customers and carers while providing a supportive network and a high level of customer service within the business.

Rebecca is also a qualified manual handling trainer, training induction carers and annual refresher training. She particularly enjoys sharing previous care experiences of her own within her training to make the class more personal and entertaining whilst learning.

Rebecca recently received a promotion to Live-In Care Manager for customers within Bromley, Sevenoaks and Lewisham areas. This is a new challenge for Rebecca to reach out to new customers and existing to provide a high-quality care service with our live in care team. She aims to make the care team feel valued and supported with what can sometimes be a difficult role as a Live-In Carer.

 
Rebecca's is a true Bluebird Care success story; she feels Care is a truly rewarding career and one that really opens your eyes to life in general. She says she’s met so many different characters along the way and gained memories that will last her a life time.

Prior to starting with Bluebird Care, Sandra was working as a secretary for a building construction company full-time.  Alongside this role Sandra joined the team in 2015 as a part-time carer, working evenings and weekends. Sandra has always wanted to be a nurse, being a carer was the next best thing. 

When Covid came, Sandra got made redundant from my full-time job and therefore started working full-time as a carer with Bluebird Care Bromley. She found instant job satisfaction, Sandra says it is an amazing feeling to make such a difference to people lives, enabling them to remain in the comfort of their own homes.

Sandra was promoted to Live-In Care Supervisor in 2022, a large part of the role is supporting the carers while in placement, carrying out regular supervisions to ensure both customer and carers are well. Sandra understands the need for carers to feel supported, she takes great pride in being one of the many people that offer a great support network to our lone workers. ‘I really enjoy that no two days are the same, a busy working life keeps me on my toes. I get to meet some incredible people and I love working for a company that genuinely cares not only for their customers but also their carers. I was and am still a carer so I know some of the challenges and I feel this puts me in a good position to guide and support other carers in the field. While in employment with Bluebird Care Sandra has recently gained her level 3 in Health and Social care, something she is very proud of.

Zowie has had various administrative roles throughout her working life – ranging from Casework Assistant to Admin Team Leader for a large housing association – however as she reached middle age, she realised she needed to switch to a career that offered more job satisfaction. 

Zowie’ s research led her to Care, and specifically to Bluebird Care Bromley where she was fortunate to be offered a job as a Care Assistant in 2017. Putting a smile on people’s faces for a living was a role which she thoroughly enjoyed!

Zowie then had the opportunity to take a role as a Field Care Supervisor, with responsibility for supervising and supporting Care Assistants out in the field. Being in the office allowed Zowie to see the business from a whole different perspective and to appreciate all the hard work that takes place behind the scenes to ensure the welfare of our customers and staff! 

Zowie then took the opportunity to become a Coordinator, which she enjoyed for 2 years.

Zowie was promoted to Recruitment Manager in 2022, she is thoroughly enjoying this role.  Zowie believes that the various roles that she has held throughout her time at Bluebird Care has given her the tools to make her an effective recruiter.

Zowie is enjoying being part of the office team and feels that her administrative experience coupled with hands on care work puts her in a strong position to excel in all aspects of her role.