Meet the team

Shan

Recruitment administrator

Shan joined Bluebird Care Bromley in April 2022 as a care administrator, she was looking for a fulfilling job which was also flexible to fit in between the school runs.

Bluebird Care has provided that and much more. Shan has now worked her way into recruitment and is responsible for ensuring an efficient and compliant back-office, as well as supporting the Recruitment Manager and the rest of the office team.

Shan is very grateful for the opportunities Bluebird Care has given and very much enjoys being part of such a lovely and supportive team. She would highly recommend Bluebird care Bromley to anyone who is looking for a career in the care.

Olga

Accountant

Olga was educated in England and South Africa and is currently working to complete her qualification as a CIMA Management Accountant. She is the in-house accountant responsible for the three franchised agencies owned by BenJeMax Limited, the Bromley office holding company, which include the agencies in Sevenoaks and Lewisham and Southwark. Olga has been with the company since May 2014, and this is her first foray into the Care sector.

Having worked in many areas such as Architecture, Security, Interior Design and the Oil and Gas industry, Olga decided it was time to get out of the "Central London rat race" and seek a position closer to home with an easier commute.

She finds Bluebird Care a breath of fresh air! She enjoys working with her Care Sector colleagues and really values her contact with the agencies' wonderful customers with whom she has developed great relationships - even though they only speak to her to pay or query their bills! Olga feels that customers all seem to appreciate the hard work that everyone puts in, and in doing so, she gets a real sense of accomplishment.

Irene

Accountant

Irene’s working life has been quite varied. She began as an accounts assistant for EMI Records in Hayes, Middlesex. Her career then went from being a secretary to an IT specialist working for Land Rover Leyland and then LASMO Oil and Gas.

She then owned a newsagent shop in Bexhill-on-Sea. After moving to Southend-on-Sea and studying for accounting qualifications, she has worked in an Accounting role since 2002. She moved to Kent and joined Bluebird Care Bromley in the Accounts Department in 2016.
 
Irene enjoys her interactions with the agency's customers and finds everyone at Bluebird Care Bromley friendly and helpful. It’s a very pleasant place to work.

Steve Davie

Director and Franchise Owner

Home Care in Bromley is provided through a franchise which is owned by Steve and Lesley Davie and their family. Steve is a Chartered Accountant with many years’ experience of organising the delivery of high quality professional services to demanding customers.

 

In addition to his accountancy profession background, Steve has several years experience in service-orientated consumer facing businesses at the 'high end' of the retail sector. This background, together with the support and experience of the Bluebird Care franchisor, has made it possible for Steve to create a stable operating platform from which the team’s Care specialists can provide structured and high quality care services to a range of customers within the Borough of Bromley.

 

In addition to his Bromley Home Care responsibilities, Steve is a Governor at the University of Greenwich, treasurer of his local residents association in Beckenham, husband of more than 30 years to Lesley, father of three grown up children, and a lifelong and (after many years of misery) ultimately rewarded supporter of Manchester City football club.

 

Steve decided to provide Home Care in Bromley and become a Bluebird Care franchisee because he wanted to bring his knowledge and energy to a worthwhile activity that will bring benefits to vulnerable people in his residential area. The 'Good Old-Fashioned Service' ethos of Bluebird Care matches Steve’s attitude to work, and he is committed to creating a Care service that is treasured by its customers.

Ben Davie

Director and Franchise Owner

Ben graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University in 2006 with 2:1 BA Hons degree in Social Sciences, after which he spent 5 years in the Publishing industry, commissioning and developing content for one of the world's foremost publishers of academic books and journals.
 
In 2011, he took on a new challenge and joined his father, Steve, as a Director of Bluebird Care Bromley, and subsequently the Sevenoaks and Lewisham & Southwark franchises, which were established in 2011 and 2015 respectively.
 
Together, Steve & Ben oversee the back-office administration of the agency: Finance, Marketing, Business Strategy, and support their Managers with their HR and Customer Service responsibilities.  
 
Ben is proud to be part of an award-winning family business, especially one which provides such a high-quality – and highly-valued – service to the local community.

Lesley Davie

Non-executive Franchise Director

Lesley Davie is a qualified integrative counsellor and has worked as a therapist within the Bromley community for many years.

She has no executive role within the business, but acts as "head coach" to husband Steve and son Ben - her most long-standing therapy clients!

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