Activities and Wellbeing Assistant

Porthaven Care Homes; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Porthaven Care Homes is seeking an Activities and Wellbeing Assistant at Chiltern Grange Care Home in High Wycombe. You will support the planning, creation and delivery of the home's leisure and wellness programme to encourage residents to participate in a wide range of engaging activities.

You will tailor activities to enhance the lives and holistic wellbeing of our residents. No care background is required as we provide a full training programme including NAPA Level 2, progression towards NAPA

Qualifications

• Excellent computer literacy and reading and writing skills.
• Clear communication with a wide variety of people, including residents.
• Creative and well organised with an interest in active ageing.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, creation and delivery of the home's leisure and wellbeing programme.
• Ensure a programme of individual activities is available to residents.
• Tailor activities to deliver person-centred care and engage residents.

Skills

Computer literacy

Communication

Organisation

Team work

Job description

Chiltern Grange Care Home, Ibstone Rd, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe HP14 3GG

Activities and Wellbeing Assistant

Hours - 14 Hours per week

2 shifts per week including alternative weekends

Porthaven Care Homes do not currently offer sponsorship or relocation packages

About the role

Make a difference to people's lives every day with a rewarding career at Porthaven Care Homes. Whether you are new to the care sector or have experience, working within a Porthaven care home can be incredibly fulfilling.

As an Activities and Wellbeing Assistant you will support the planning, creation and delivery of the home's leisure and wellness programme which aims to encourage residents to participate in a wide range of engaging activities. You will ensure a programme of individual activities is available to enhance the lives and improve the holistic wellbeing of our residents. You will spend time getting to know our residents and tailor activities and leisure pursuits to deliver person-centred care.

About you

You don't need a background in care as we will provide a full training programme including NAPA Level 2, progression towards NAPA Level 3, and Awards for Supporting Activity Provision in Social Care.

You will need excellent computer literacy and reading and writing skills, and you will be able to communicate clearly with a wide variety of people, including our residents. You will be creative and well organised and you will have a genuine interest in active ageing for older people.

Weekend availability is essential as our Activity and Wellbeing Assistants work alternate weekends.

The successful candidate will be subject to the provision of satisfactory references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and they must be authorized to work in the United Kingdom.

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