You’ll be part of a caring, supportive team when you join Signature Senior Lifestyle as a Dementia Care and Lifestyle Assistant at our luxury care and nursing home in Caversham. As a Dementia Care and Lifestyle Assistant you will provide support, information and guidance to people living with dementia, helping to maintain their independence.
Your role at Signature
We’ll need you to bring your compassion and uniqueness to this role.
You’ll be providing direct care to residents supporting and promoting their independence, assisting residents with washing, dressing, eating, drinking, and supporting residents with their mobility.
You will provide practical support and assist residents who are living with dementia to engage in meaningful daily activities. This will involve encouraging residents to choose to take part in activities during the day that match their interests and joining the residents if possible.
You'll develop strong relationships with the individuals you work with and their families, supporting residents to make positive choices about eating well, taking exercise, and maintaining good hygiene to enable residents to maintain and improve their quality of life.
You’ll be respectful of residents’ choices, dignity, and independence. You’ll also be integral to developing residents' Care Plans, which includes being aware of any specialist support needs.
What Signature Offers
* From £12.30 per hour
* Part time/Full time Day shifts available
* Up to 30 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, depending on length of service
* Free meals on shift for staff working 6+ hours
* Life Assurance Scheme
* Refer A Friend Incentive £50 voucher and up to £1,000 cash bonus
* Ongoing career training and development
* Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support and wellbeing services
* Plus cycle to work scheme, study support, long service awards and more
Signature People
We are kind and compassionate, positive and resilient, proactive and organised, honest and accountable, passionate and keen to develop. If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.
A knowledge of dementia and an understanding of person-centred care is required along with good written and verbal communication skills, and some IT skills. An NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care is a big advantage.
About Signature
Signature Senior Lifestyle offers unrivalled residential and dementia care in luxury homes. We strive for excellence in everything we do and make a real difference to our residents’ lives. Our team is one of our biggest assets. We cultivate a supportive environment for our people, with tailored training and career development at all levels.
Wake up to the compassion inside you. Apply to Signature Senior Lifestyle today.
We care as much for our team as we do for our residents. WakeuptobetteratSignature!
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