Bethany Bird

I’m currently at the end of my maternity leave, my job before leaving to
have my baby was as a care worker in the community. I absolutely loved
it, and worked right up until I possibly could! I loved meeting new people
and getting to know them and made such lovely friends with them and
their families. I loved to hear all their stories of their life and just loved
giving them my time and and all the best care I could possibly give. I also
always got such amazing feed back from them too, which I was
extremely grateful for. I’m now looking for a different type of caring role
and would like to try something different whilst still using my excellent
care skills.

Before I got into the caring field, I cared for my poorly father, who has
since sadly passed. I cared for him for a number of years, and as his
health deteriorated I needed that extra bit of help which is when carers
came in to help take the load off of me. It was then I decided I really
wanted to give something back to people who were in the same position
as he was, although he was lucky to have all his family to help him with
his daily needs, I knew there were people out there who weren’t quite as
lucky as he was which is why I wanted to be there for them and help
bring some brightness to their days whilst also caring for them.
Before caring I worked in a food establishment where I was trained in
customer service. I grew to be highly versatile and adaptable to
fast-paced, changing environments. I am an approachable friendly
individual who always likes to engage in general conversation with new
people. I am an organised, independent worker with strong time
management skills, I am able to learn new tasks quickly and effectively.
Possessing excellent memory and aptitude for new skills.

• Dartford Technology college 2002-2007 Maths & English GCSEs
• North west Kent college 2007-2008 Nvq level 2 travel & tourism