Activities Assistant

Care South; Poole; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care charity is seeking an Activities Assistant for a part-time position at Fairlawn Residential Home in Poole, England. You will provide enjoyable social and therapeutic activities for residents, many of whom have dementia. The ideal candidate is social, outgoing, and possesses excellent communication and time management skills. Flexible hours offered to fit your lifestyle. Join our dedicated team and help enhance our residents' quality of life.

Benefits

Blue Light Shopping Discount Card

Reward and Recognition Schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Industry Based Qualifications

Qualifications

• Over 18 years of age.
• Social and outgoing personality.
• Good prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing social and therapeutic activities.
• Deliver calendar of social events for residents.
• Maintain awareness of residents' changing needs.
• Assist during mealtimes.
• Encourage residents' independence.
• Work flexible hours.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Time management

Teamwork

Job description

About The Role

Activities Assistant

Location: Fairlawn Residential Home – BH22 9HB

Pay Rate: £12.30 per hour

Part time, 15 hours per week (To include every other weekend)

We have an exciting opportunity for an Activities Assistant to join the team at Fairlawn, our purpose built residential and dementia care home based in the heart of the community in Ferndown, Dorset.

As a not-for-profit charity within Social Care, we focus on the reward and recognition of all our people, our benefits include:

• Blue Light Shopping Discount Card
• Reward and Recognition Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Industry Based Qualifications

What you will be doing

• You will assist in providing a range of imaginative and enjoyable social and therapeutic activities to our residents, some of whom are living with dementia
• Delivering an ongoing calendar of social events and activities for residents covering their personal interests
• Maintaining awareness of our resident's changing needs, raising concerns where necessary
• Assist in mealtimes when required and promote a social, calm and enjoyable experience
• Provide encouragement and support to enable our residents to remain as independent as possible
• This role requires you to work flexible hours but they can fit in around your lifestyle

Who are we looking for

You are social and outgoing with excellent communication skills, you've got good time management skills with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks. You also work well in a team environment. You need to be over 18 years of age to apply for this position.

If this sounds like you then we would love for you to join the team!

About Us

PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE

Care South are one of the top 20 rated Care Home Groups in the UK based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends at carehome.co.uk.

As a not-for-profit charity, our HEART values are key to us providing outstanding care. For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website: http://www.care-south.co.uk/about-us.

For any questions please contact the recruitment team on 01202712448.