If you find yourself unfulfilled with your current job and want to know you’ve made a positive difference each day, a career in care could be for you.

A career in care can provide an amazing and varied career pathway. No two days are the same, and you’ll have the opportunity to meet some amazing people and hear their fascinating stories. You’ll also have the knowledge that because of the vital work you, and the wider Bluebird Care team do, our customers are able to remain safe and happy in their own homes.

At Bluebird Care we specialise in working with customers and their families that require care in their own homes. We offer a unique service of personalised care visits from a daily visit to full live-in support. So no matter the need, no matter the amount of care, we are there for as much or as little as they need us.

If you want a feeling of pride each day, knowing you’ve played a vital role is supporting someone to remain in their own home then be sure to email us or give us a call to start your new career in care today!

What our care assistants say about us:

Stacey, Care Assistant

I  have worked with Bluebird care Sevenoaks for over 5 years now. It's the best decision I've made getting back into work after having my children. It works well around my family due to flexible hours, it's also such a rewarding job to be in. Knowing I've made my customers happy and comfortable ,while they still get to remain in their own home.

I also had the chance to take my level 3 diploma through Bluebird Care Sevenoaks and this built my confidence and knowledge within my care assistant role. Not to forget the great team we have at Bluebird Sevenoaks and the office team who are always there to support us and who are all very friendly.
 

Della, Care Assistant

I started working for Bluebird Care Sevenoaks in 2014 after a long career break and after moving to the UK with my family.

I wanted a job that allowed me to work and contribute to the local community, Bluebird Care Sevenoaks have provided that opportunity.  I had no previous experience of caring, but since taking on the role I’ve gained qualifications through training and acquired lots of practical experience through the job, supported by the Bluebird Care office throughout. 

I find the work very rewarding. I particularly enjoy meeting lovely people from all walks of life, and making a real and visible difference to the quality of our customers’ lives.  

 Helen, Care Assistant

Joining Bluebird Care Sevenoaks was the best decision I ever made. I always liked the idea of working in Care, though with no qualifications and no experience, I had assumed that my application would never be successful. 

When I finally mustered up the confidence to pick up the phone, I was told that experience wasn't everything - the right attitude and a willingness to learn were far more important, which I found really reassuring.  Having no formal qualifications, I was also concerned about the training, but there really was no need to be worried, as the trainer was there for me every step of the way. 

The support was great: following classroom-based learning, shadowing of experienced staff and after completing a series of practical assessments, I was out there doing a job that I never dreamt was achievable!

 I enjoy every day. Each customer and every visit is different, you have to think on your feet while performing any number of practical tasks, whilst always keeping one eye on your customer.                              I had no idea just how many people were lonely and isolated at home, and how much of a difference something as simple as a conversation could make to someone’s day.                                                                             Each day that I work is immensely satisfying as I really feel that I make a meaningful difference to peoples’ lives. I have also just completed a QCF Level 2 in Adult Social Care, my very first professional qualification! This was organised by the training team at Bluebird Care Sevenoaks at no cost to me, with lots of support and encouragement. I am now a very proud – and formally accredited! – Care Assistant!

 Danielle, Care Assistant

I have been with Bluebird Care Sevenoaks for nearly 2 years now and I wish I had found them sooner.        I watched the seemingly constant negative news coverage of the Care sector – stories of neglect, theft and physical abuse – and found it heart-breaking. I just couldn’t understand it and felt certain that if I myself, and more people like me, were delivering Care, these things would never occur, under any circumstances, so I resolved to re-train as a carer.                                                                                                                                     I live in Sevenoaks so I approached the local office of Bluebird Care, having driven past the signs on the front of the building many times. They were friendly and welcoming from the beginning. They put me through a thorough induction programme and supervised me face-to-face every week in the early days – I was also the very first carer they enrolled on the Care Certificate, which even made it into the local paper, though for all the right reasons this time! It was a challenge, but I was supported all the way.

 Now I'm working in the field I adore every minute. I find helping people to live independently extremely rewarding. We take it for granted, it but it really means so much to people to be able to spend their twilight years in their own home. I feel valued by the office staff and of course by our customers. The things you help people with can be so simple, but they're so important them. The feeling of satisfaction you get is immense. 

Liz, Care Assistant

Life as a carer can be challenging, both physically and mentally, but enormously satisfying and rewarding, as it really makes a difference to peoples’ lives.  It also very much suits my present lifestyle and enables me to work my hours around my personal commitments. 
 What I really enjoy about my role is the sheer variety, both in customers and tasks. I am never bored as every day offers a new challenge. It's a constant learning curve. I get an enormous sense of satisfaction knowing that I am enabling someone vulnerable or frail to continue to live independently in their own home, especially when my efforts are met with positive feedback. 

 Being able to work within the Sevenoaks locality and the ease of access to their office which is small but well-resourced is a bonus. The office offers good facilities for both carers and office staff, enabling carers to be trained locally (instead of having to travel further afield) in an area specially set aside for these activities on the ground floor, which affords the office staff (on the first floor) a degree of privacy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  This works well as the central hub from which they provide excellent support and coordination of the carers. I find that the support I receive from the office is friendly, positive and constructive. Further support comes in the form of an understanding of the needs of each of their carers: whether it be constructive criticism, encouragement and/or reassurance, or simply a listening ear. Indeed on that particular score I have always felt listened to whenever I have a concern, whether it be about a customer, a colleague or a personal matter.