Meet the team

Emma has 8 years care experience. She started her caring career as a care assistant and did this for 2 years before moving on to being a senior carer in a care home. Emma did this for a year before completing her NVQ level 5 and managing a small residential care home for 5 years. Emma also has an NVQ level 3 in childcare, but after having children she decided she didn’t want to work in childcare as well.  

Emma values the importance of team work and enjoys still being hands on and delivering care as well as working within the office, she believes this enables Bluebird Care Carlisle office team to do a better job within the office as they have a good understanding of the needs of both the service users and our staff out in the community.

Emma has a 7 year old pug called Harold and a 2 year old miniature jack russel called Cleo. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her 3 children and husband and going out with her friends.  She also enjoys going to concerts, fell walking and just being outside as much as possible.

John Donald is both the franchisee and Care Manager at Bluebird Care (Carlisle & Dumfries.) He has a wealth of experience in the field of Health and Social Care with over 30 years spent working in a variety of settings with a wide range of client groups including older adults, learning disabilities and mental health.

For many years he managed services within the NHS and Local Authority, providing support services for individuals within the community.

Molly joined Bluebird in March 2020 as a carer and has been working in the office since November 2021 as one of the care coordinators. Molly has a level 3 extended diploma in sport and a silver Duke of Edinburgh award received after trekking in the Borneo rainforest while living in Brunei. Before working in care Molly was a lifeguard and has previously worked alongside children with learning difficulties/disabilities coaching trampolining.

 When Molly isn’t working, she enjoys going to the gym, cooking new food, drinking wine, going for a sunbed, and trampolining. She has a family dog called Brooke, who came from a rescue shelter when her family was living in Cyprus. Brooke has since flown to England and is enjoying her life in a cooler Carlisle.

Becky joined the Bluebird Carlisle branch in 2017 as a coordinator, and now is Lead Coordinator. She has previous experience working in the same role for another local company. She decided to join us so she could further her career and help us grow the business. Becky enjoys building new relationships with other healthcare professionals and meeting the service users and their families.  Becky has her NVQ level 3 in Adult Care, and is currently working towards her level 5 in Leadership and Management for Adult Care.

One of the things she loves most about her job, is providing end of life care to people who have a wish to be at home for their final days. There is great satisfaction in being able to give someone their final wish at this stage, and the gratitude from their loved ones makes it all worthwhile.

Becky loves travelling, whether it be to a warm climate, or a weekend of camping in the lakes with friends and family. Becky enjoys playing darts on a Sunday night mixed league, and a Tuesday night ladies league.

If you ever find Becky in a bar, her drink of choice is a Cointreau and lemonade 😉

Samantha Lynn has worked in the care sector for almost 20 years, she worked for Cumbria Cerebral Palsy Society as a care worker and a senior carer for 5 and a half years looking after residents in Scalesceugh Hall; a residential care home for people with Cerebral palsy and learning difficulties. Sam left there after been made redundant and joined Bluebird care in November 2010 as a care worker before joining the office team as a care coordinator a year later and she is now a care supervisor. Samantha has a GNVQ advanced in health and social care and is trained as a train the trainer in moving and handling and the safe administration of medicines.

Samantha enjoys supporting the team and thrives to ensure the customers needs are always fully met to deliver a high standard of care. She is compassionate and caring and works well in the team and uses her own initiative as a lone worker.

When not working Samantha enjoys socialising with friends and going on holidays.

Sandie has 27 years experience of teaching primary school aged children. She has a Bachelor of Education (Hons) degree in teaching, a post-graduate certificate in Additional Support for Learning and a Masters degree in Enhanced Practice in Education and Leadership. A majority of her teaching career has been spent teaching children with profound and multiple learning difficulties and disabilities. Sandie was a principal teacher, managing a large staff team to deliver exceptional educational experiences, remove barriers to learning and to enable children with profound and multiple learning disabilities to develop communication and life skills. Sandie has recently joined her husband John, Director of Bluebird Care Carlisle, and is excited to work with the dedicated team at Bluebird Care Carlisle. She is passionate about supporting the development and delivery of quality, bespoke care services to all Bluebird Care Carlisle customers. 

Sandie likes to be busy and when she isn’t spending time with her family she can be found running, cycling, learning to play golf, painting and drawing, playing the drums and singing and performing with Dumfries community choir.