The Staff Council is a voice for staff and
is the main forum for consultation and
formal communication in Avante Care &
Support. The aims are to:
Family members from the Willow Day Care Centre
have been busy making twiddle blankets for the clients
that use the centre.
The blankets are knitted with different types of wool
and material and accessorised with zips, buttons, bells
and ribbons for the Willows clients to twiddle and
hold, most of whom are living with dementia.
Jeannette Spooner, Day Care Officer said ‘The twiddle
blankets are brilliant, and our clients love them. The
blanket provides a simple stimulation activity for active
hands or restless hands, particularly for people living
with dementia. The blankets are great for twiddling but
also our clients are using them as hand muffs to warm
their hands when they come in from the cold’.
The Willows day care centre would like to say a big
thank you to all the family members who have made a
twiddle blanket for the clients at the day care centre
they are proving to be extremely popular.
• Improve the satisfaction that staff get
from their work
• Provide all staff with the opportunity
to influence decisions, which are
likely to affect their interests
• To review and have input into the
development of Avante Care &
Support’s employment policies and
procedures
In talking about being a Staff Council
representative, Lorraine O’Donnel from
Puddingstone Grange said,
“I am a member
of
the
staff
council. It is a
very enjoyable
activity working
with our Avante
Head Office to
improve the workplace. We, the staff
group, need to have an input into
working for Avante because we are a
major part of it and it is by coming
together to discuss and find ways of
improving pay and working conditions
that we can influence positive change”.
We need a volunteer from each of the
following areas; Residential Care
Homes (Kent and Bexley) and Home
Care and Support (Kent and Bexley). If
you are interested in joining the Staff
Council or have questions, please
contact
Derek
Lindars,
Director
of
Human
Resources,
on
01795 597400 or you can email
[email protected]
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