Welcome to Bluebird Care Careers in New Forest

Orginally from Madeira, Duarte moved to the UK and started his career in care over 5 years ago. Duarte enjoys making a different in peoples lives and meeting people from all different walks of life. Duarte has completed his Level 2 NVQ in Social Care and is in the process of doing his NVQ Level 3. 

Duarte is the first person you will meet when you choose Bluebird Care as your care provider. He is responsible for guiding you through the process of tailoring your care wishes and needs and she works very closely with our Care Assistants to ensure you get the best care possible. 

In his spare time, Duarte enjoys DJing , graphic design and reading.

Rachael has 30 years experience in the Health and Social Care sector working in hospitals, residential and domiciliary care. Rachael is a Qualified Teacher Status (QTLS), Assessor and Trainer. In her spare time Rachael likes to spend time with her family, loves to read and travel. Rachael is responsible for the overall day to day running of Care Operations across all branches.

Emma  started her career in care in 2013 and she has been with Bluebird Care for 5 years. Emma started at Bluebird Care as a Care Assistant but has since moved up the ranks to become Branch Manager.

As Emma started as a Care Assistant herself, she knows the ins and outs of all Care Assistant related issues as well as customer issues - and can see from every point of view. Emma is responsible for guiding you through the process of tailoring your care wishes and needs and she works very closely with our Care Assistants to ensure you get the best care possible.

In her spare time, Emma enjoys crocheting, watching soaps and quality family time! She is a talented and hard working member of our Bluebird Family here in Totton and we are proud to have her!

Mary worked for Bluebird Care 6 years ago and left to become a support worker for adults with learning disabilities, which was very demanding at times. Mary found this a very rewarding job. Moving forward, the long days were getting too much and Mary decided to come back and work for Bluebird Care and is now our SUpport Coodinator and deals with our day to day care issues.

Becky has worked for Bluebird Care for 5 years and is now our recruitment officer. Becky is responsible for recruiting our care assistants for Southampton, Totton and New Forest. She is passionate about creating relationships with our staff and makes sure they are reliable and caring so that we can deliver the best possible care to our customers. 

Since 2012, Bernadette and Hugo’s Bluebird Care franchises have been delivering home care to enable customers to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own home. Delivering the highest quality of home care and assistance is their absolute goal and the team would be delighted to hear from anyone who is seeking support, from short daily visits to 24-hr care, for themselves or for a loved one, or who would simply like to talk to someone about the services we provide.
 
Bernadette and Hugo Mills live in the New Forest with their 3 children. Having previously worked in finance in London, the couple took the lifestyle decision to live and work locally. Once the children were old enough, Bernadette began to look for a business they could run which would give them family flexibility but also a bit of a challenge. They were also very aware of the growing local (and national) demand for care at home. Starting their first Bluebird Care franchise in the New Forest in 2012 certainly didn’t disappoint!

Driven by a passion to deliver high-quality care, they subsequently opened offices in Southampton (2015), Totton (2016), and, in 2017, took over the Portsmouth franchise too. Yet it is not their intention to build the biggest care business, but rather to deliver the best service on a local level through staff who genuinely care. A key focus is establishing a joint partnership between all the teams in order to provide outstanding daily home care and live-in care.

Bernadette and Hugo are particularly enthusiastic about supporting the local communities in which they now operate. Taking part in community and charity activities is very important to them, and they are as ‘hands-on’ in appearing at local events as they are in ensuring their businesses deliver care of the highest standard. You may well have seen one or both of them on the back of a carnival float, dangling from a zip wire over Portsmouth harbour, running an inflatable obstacle course or serving tea and cake in a church hall.