• Location: St Helens
• Contract type: Supervisor
• Salary details: Bluebird Care is an award winning company. We offer a competitive salary, 4 day week with opportunity to pick up extra paid hours. Regular shifts planned for the whole year. Come join our great team.

Providing Quality Care

Bluebird Care started as a small family business in 2004, and today we are proud to be one of the largest providers of home care services across the UK. But what makes us different?

We’re committed to keeping people in the comfort of their own home, so we help with anything from everyday tasks around our customers’ homes through to complex care needs. We appreciate that every customer is different, and this is why every day will be different.

Roles and Responsibilities as a Care Supervisor

• Prior to each service commencing, carry out with customers (and/or their chosen representatives) an assessment of what the customer needs and what they would like to achieve from their care and support, together with a risk assessment
• Create and agree a written individually tailored plan of care and support that respects the customer’s wishes and promotes their dignity and privacy. Agree appropriate risk control measures to reduce identified risks. Keep care and support plans up to date
• Provide the customer and, where appropriate their representatives, with information about the service so they are clear about what to expect and how they can raise any concerns
• Keep all information about customers and their families secure and confidential except where policy require you to share to protect the interests of our customers
• Carry out regular reviews with customers in line with the Bluebird Care Model.

Essential Experience and Suitability for the Care Supervisor Role

• Caring and compassionate towards people in need of care and support and those providing these services

• Respect for people suffering from a range of medical conditions with different backgrounds and beliefs to your own. Commitment to anti-discriminatory care practice

• Self-motivated and keen to learn. Willing to seek guidance when needed and follow instructions

• Excellent time keeper and reliable

• Full and valid UK driving licence

• Use of your own car with business insurance

• Good understanding of the needs of people who require care and support at home and the principles of good care practice

• Relevant social care qualification, or willing to work towards gaining this qualification

• Understanding of what confidentiality means in relation to homecare services and why this is important

• Good understanding of health and safety matters in relation to homecare services and of safeguarding people at risk of harm

• Experience of communicating clearly and building positive working relationships with people who use social care services and social and health care professional

• Experience of care services

• Able to write clear risk assessments, care and support plans and other records

• Must have care experience, driving license, good ICT skills

• Excellent level of English both written and spoken 

Because We Care About You 

We understand that every member of our team has their own family to care for and this is why our role offers the flexibility to work around your own home life. You can choose a full-time or part-time position.

We can’t care for our customers if we don’t take care of our team so to make this possible, we offer: 

• A very competitive salary
• Phone and Mileage allowance 
• 28 days holiday pro rata
• Fully funded NVQ Qualifications
• Ongoing training and support
• Flexible working 
• Pension scheme 
• Smartphone technology so you can do everything at the tap of a finger
• Free uniform

But not only that, we take care of our team throughout the year, whether it's your birthday, Christmas, awards or simply because it’s a Thursday. We’re a family and we’re here to look after you today, tomorrow and every other day after that.