Bluebird Care

Love working with poeple
Money ok. I'm in charge of what I do most of the time

Irregular hours and never get full hours required each week
They change the rotas too much. Given some strenuous jobs that I find unbearable

I like my job, I love working with people building relationships, seeing end results of caring for people watching them improve, feeling a sense of achievement.

Wasting petrol when the rota has been done wrong, being sent to a client when the have cancelled the call. Having my rota changed last minute to give to contract carers my clients which means I have less work. Being asked to do courses not paid when I get up at 4.30am to do a morning shift. Being treated badly by office staff, it’s family and friends.

The clients are the best thing about the job

Rotas are late, called added last min without checking you are available, not paid travel time meaning you earn less the nmw. Office can be rude when you refuse to work like a donkey

My clients and my colleagues

Meet lots of people

Long hours , no pay from a ne client to the next, so could be out for 14 hours snd get paid for 10

Seeing the clients

Pay, travel, hours

Friendly stuff and customers, flexible hours

Long hours work if u want to have a good pay

choose your own hours

pay

I get to meet many people and I do something I love. And I get paid for it.

Working with customers

Only getting paid the time you are with a customer. I probably do about 40ish hours a week. But don’t get paid for inbetween calls only petrol

Seeing the clients

Salary and cover

Meeting people and helping them, it’s so rewarding

Time keeping and travelling

The customers and staff

Not enough time for toilet breaks or lunch
Break

Our customers

Last minute changes.
Bad weather

The customers, seeing them smile when they see you walk in.

Spending more time driving than with the customers

The customers

Travel time between customers, and lots of travelling when if restructured could be better

Helping others making them smile

Doing a job I'm passionate about

Not being able to progress

Being out and about by myself

Some times it's lonely

Love meeting different people

Not enough training

I get to help people to do everyday activities and the best thing about my job is when someone says thank you or smiles that makes me feel like I have done a good job

It’s very stressful at time like any job is.

I get to manage myself

Insufficient time

Caring for the customer
Making relationships with other co workers

Little support from the office staff as they do not know the pressure we are under

The people

Job expectation beyond my role

My customers

Working double shifts and weekends

The customers that you become friends with

Driving too many miles back and forth place to place

Helping to care for the vulnerable

Running around

Making each person feel that they are special and they can stay independent as long as possible

End of lufe

Some customers

Zero hour contract

the people I care for

not having enough timw