Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator

Stonehaven Care Group; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A care home organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a compassionate Activities Coordinator to join their team for 30 hours per week for maternity cover. The successful candidate will plan and coordinate various engaging activities tailored to residents' interests, ensuring a welcoming environment that promotes participation. Qualifications include strong organizational and communication skills, along with IT literacy. The role involves collaboration with external providers and maintaining daily activity records.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and caring nature.
• Ability to organise activities tailored to residents' interests.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute engaging activities for residents.
• Coordinate with external providers for activities.
• Maintain daily records of participation in events.

Skills

Compassionate nature

Ability to organise activities

Good communication skills

Outgoing personality

IT literacy

Excellent written English

Clean/current driving licence

Job description

Primrose House: We are seeking a compassionate and organised Activities Coordinator to join our team for 30 hours per week for maternity cover. In this role, you will plan, coordinate, and execute a variety of engaging activities tailored to the interests and needs of our residents and their visitors.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with external providers to inspire activities, projects and engagement with the wider team, including all departments in the home.
• Provide a welcoming and friendly environment to encourage attendance and participation of residents in planned events.
• Ensure a variety of items of interest and activities are available in communal areas for care colleagues to use to engage residents outside of planned events.
• Seek involvement of colleagues through identification of their hobbies and interests that can be matched to those of individual residents.
• Liaise with colleagues to ensure that residents are supported to get the maximum benefit from their chosen activities.
• Ensure that daily records of participation in events or activities, and the outcomes for residents are recorded on electronic care notes.
• Ensure that residents are offered one-to-one meaningful engagement if they are unable or unwilling to join group events.
• Actively seek and record feedback and suggestions from residents and relatives about the events and lifestyle opportunities available in the home.
• Demonstrate that the feedback received from residents and relatives is used to inform the planning of the monthly events calendar.
• Encourage and assist residents to make use of outdoor space.
• Prepare rooms and required equipment to enable successful delivery of the planned events program.
• Plan and support with resident trips out of the home.
• Be familiar with residents to ensure that activities are achievable for a range of abilities and support needs.
• To help organise fund raising events.
• To help organise special events i.e. Christmas entertainment, Ascot, Royal Occasion, etc.
• To help produce a monthly programme of events to be discussed with the General Manager of the home.
• To encourage residents and team members to participate in the homes activities programme.
• Maintenance of posters and notice boards within the home.
• Maintain the required standards of confidentiality.
• Attend relevant staff meetings and training as required

Person Specification

• Compassionate and caring nature
• Ability to organise activities
• Outgoing and fun to be around
• IT literacy - competent with the use of systems
• Good communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal English.
• Clean/current driving licence
• Enhanced DBS

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