Activities and Wellbeing Assistant

Porthaven Care Homes; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Porthaven Care Homes is seeking an Activities and Wellbeing Assistant in Maidstone. The role focuses on supporting the planning, creation, and delivery of the home's leisure and wellbeing programme to encourage resident participation and improve holistic wellbeing.

No care background is required as full training is provided, including NAPA Level 2 and progression towards Level 3. You will need weekend availability and DBS clearance is required, plus eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• Training provided, including NAPA Level 2 and progression towards NAPA Level 3.
• Weekend availability is essential to cover alternate weekends.
• DBS check will be required before employment.
• Authorized to work in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Plan, create and deliver the home's leisure and wellbeing programme.
• Tailor activities to individual residents to support person-centred care.
• Support the delivery of a wide range of engaging activities to enhance holistic wellbeing.
• Collaborate with care teams to integrate activities into daily routines.

Skills

Computer literacy

Communication skills

Creativity

Organizational skills

Reading & writing

Job description

Cavell Park Care Home, Sittingbourne Rd, Maidstone ME14 3EN

Full Time Position - 37.5 Hours Weekly - 9am to 5pm - 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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