Your role at Signature
We’ll need you to bring your compassion and uniqueness to this role. Your days as a Care Assistant will be varied, interesting and rewarding, from general care right through to specialist dementia care. You’ll assist residents with washing, dressing, eating, drinking and getting around. You’ll help them make their apartments feel like home. You’ll enjoy their favourite activities with them, like bingo, shopping and live music. You’ll develop strong relationships with the individuals you work with, and their families.
You’ll be respectful of residents’ choices, dignity and independence, always. You’ll also be integral to developing residents Care Plans, which includes being aware of any specialist support needs.
What Signature Offer
1. From £12.90 per hour
2. Shift times: 07:30-20:00. Alternate weekends required.
3. Bank Day/Night shifts available
4. Up to 30 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, depending on length of service
5. Workplace pension
6. Free meals on shift for staff working 6+ hours
7. Life Assurance Scheme
8. ‘Blue Light’ discount scheme eligible
9. Refer A Friend Incentive £50 voucher and up to £1, cash bonus
10. Staff recognition scheme – Purple Heart Award
11. Ongoing career training and development
12. Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support and wellbeing services
13. Plus cycle to work scheme, study support, long service awards and more
Transport Links
14. Commuting - Reading nearest train station
15. Walking - 1.5 miles from nearest train station
16. Public Transport - Route Berry 23 from Reading station to 1 mins walk from home