Salaries increase at Bluebird Care Ealing!
Published: 02/12/2020
For the third year running, award winning local home care provider Bluebird Care Ealing has increased their pay rates!
For the third year running, award winning local home care provider Bluebird Care Ealing has increased their pay rates!
As of 1st January 2021, there will be a 6.5% increase in their hourly rate from £10.75 to £11.50. This is compared to £9.50 in 2018, therefore a total 17.5% in the last 3 years. It reflects the hard work and commitment that their care assistants tirelessly maintain. Bluebird Care Ealing has also started offering guaranteed hour contracts to their care workers unlike the usual zero-hour contracts in domiciliary care.
Sarah, a care assistant at Bluebird Care Ealing, commented: “The extra pay is very much welcomed, it means that I am able to save more and spend some of it on treats for myself and family. I’m grateful of the flexibility and the guaranteed hour contact which Bluebird Care Ealing provides, it gives me job security which is very much needed given the current times.”
Bluebird Care Ealing are currently looking for dedicated and passionate care assistants who have an interest in working within the local community. The care assistants provide each customer with a bespoke care experience, to enable them to continue to enjoy fulfilling lives in their own homes, for as long as possible while promoting their independence.
As a family run business, Bluebird Care sees every member of their team as an extension to their family. The office team are supportive to their staff as much as the customer. Being a care assistant for Bluebird Care gives immense job satisfaction.
Sarah added: “I’m passionate about looking after others, and I’m also training to further my career in care. That’s the great thing about working for Bluebird Care, it’s rewarding, and you can have career progression.”
Care Manager of Bluebird Care Ealing, Dean Morley, said:
“We are delighted to have increased the pay rates for our care workers. Our care assistants are truly amazing, they work whatever the weather, come rain or shine and always go the extra mile. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to make a difference to our customer’s lives. Thank you all, you deserve it!
The current pandemic means that we need more care assistants so we can support the elderly and vulnerable. Now more than ever is a great time to join the care sector. We can offer job stability, safety and rewarding roles. Please contact us to see what employment opportunities we have for you.”
For more details contact Bluebird Care by calling 0208 810 4666, emailing ealing@bluebirdcare.co.uk, or by visiting their website https://www.bluebirdcare.co.uk/ealing/contact-us
Bluebird Care is a leading, award-winning provider of home and live in care, specialising in working with customers who live with dementia, physical disabilities and many other acute and chronic conditions. Bluebird Care work alongside their customers’ families, social services and the NHS to ensure each person receives the care they need.
Bluebird Care offers a unique service of tailored care visits which range from anything from 30 minutes to full live-in support. As well as personal care they also help with meal preparation, welfare checks, shopping, social trips, visits to the hospital and provide extra support for post-discharge customers.
