Job Description
Do you want to make a real difference to people's lives?
Are you organised and personable?
Do you have experience in organising activities and working with older people?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
About Us:
Westbank Care Home is a CQC registered care home with a Good rating. The home is elegantly styled which provides beautiful open plan living accommodation for all of our residents.
The home provides excellent care for up to 40 older people who are living with dementia, or who require residential care or nursing care.
We are seeking a responsive, respectful, energetic, and experienced Activities Coordinator to join our team.
What does the job role involve?
This role involves planning person-centred events and activities for elderly residents living at Westbank Care home.
We recognise that our residents are unique and respect that everyone needs their own space and time. We encourage and support everyone to participate in the varied activities and events that are organised in all our homes.
Whether it’s just chatting in the living areas or gardens with friends and family, enjoying live entertainment or actively baking, getting creative with arts and crafts, but each activity programme is centred around the individuals interests and hobbies.
This role also involves:
- Organising stimulating programmes of leisure pursuits and social events for both groups of residents and on an individual basis
- Produce a weekly social events programme
- To ensure that the social care plan for each resident is in place
- To consult with and assess each resident in order to identify their social and recreational requirements according to their likes, dislikes, abilities and needs.
- All other duties required for a activities coordinator
A successful candidate:
- Must be creative and have previous activities experience
- Must have experience of working with older people
- Able to work well as part of a team and independently
- Obtains good communication skills
- To have the values of making a positive impact
What we can offer:
- Opportunity to work in a truly committed team
- £11.03 per hour
- Part time contract's on offer, on days
- 24 hours per week, able to work alternative weekends and few days during the week
- 32 hours per week (Temp contract covering maternity leave between April - January 2024), Monday - Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
- Full 1 hour paid break
- 28 Days Annual Leave including bank holidays (pro rata for part time contracts)
- Yearly salary review
- Free DBS (Terms and conditions apply)
- Free or discounted meal
- Company pension and Life insurance
- Paid uniform provided
- On-going support with Training and Development such as NVQ’s
- Refer a friend scheme, with up to £750 reward for each referral (T & C’s apply)
Why join us?
Our employees play a important role in our care homes and our values are based on ‘We Care About Care’.
We are looking for individuals who have the same values and are able to help us make a real difference to the residents in our homes.
If you too believe that this is the most important part of everyone’s role in a care home and are looking for a rewarding job then we’d love to hear from you.
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Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week
Salary: £11.03 per hour
Benefits:
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- activities: 1 year (preferred)
- working with older people: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person