Activities Co-Ordinator

JR United Kingdom; Bradford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group recherche un Activités Co-Ordinator pour Fidra House à North Berwick. Le candidat idéal devra planifier et organiser des activités pour les résidents, en tenant compte de leurs besoins. Ce poste à temps plein à 40 heures par semaine offre un excellent taux de rémunération et de nombreux avantages tels que des congés annuels et une formation continue.

Benefits

Taux de rémunération excellent

Congés annuels allant jusqu'à 33 jours

Formation continue obligatoire

Bons de réduction pour le personnel

Qualifications

• Expérience minimum de 1 an dans un rôle créatif similaire.
• Experience de l'organisation d'activités pour un groupe de personnes.
• Doit avoir une connaissance de la communauté locale.

Responsibilities

• Planifier et organiser des activités en tenant compte des besoins des résidents.
• Discuter des plans avec les résidents individuellement ou en groupe.
• Rendre compte des plans aux infirmiers et aux aides-soignants.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Créativité

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Come and join us in East Lothian - We care, the way you care

Hello, I'm Owen, Recruitment Manager for Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group.

I'm excited to share that we are searching for an outstanding Activities Co-Ordinator to join us at our exceptional Fidra House Nursing Home in North Berwick. The post will be working full time 40 hours per week which includes alternate weekends on and off.

Company Benefits;

· Excellent rate of pay £14.05 per hour - we are an accredited Living Wage employer

· Optional overtime paid at time + 33%

· Enhanced sick pay covering up to 28 weeks

· Fully funded stakeholder pension scheme

· Up to 33 days annual leave entitlement

· Long service holidays and awards

· Free parking on site

· Staff retail and leisure discounts through our benefits hub

· Rolling programme of mandatory training

· Friendly, stable and supportive management and head office team

· "Recommend a Friend" scheme

· Positive reputation of our nursing homes with lower staff turnover than the sector average

· Well run nursing homes with positive care inspection grades across all of our homes

Job Purpose

• The role of Activities Co-Ordinator is to plan, organise and implement, taking resident views into consideration, a full programme of meaningful weekly activities within and outwith the home.

Main Responsibilities

• To plan activities, taking into account the different needs and abilities of our residents
• To discuss plans with the residents either individually or in groups
• To seek feedback and suggestions at resident meetings and from families/visitors
• To meet regularly with the Home Manager and Deputy to discuss plans and seek advice on financial matters
• To communicate with Nurses and Carers about planned activities and record in the communication book
• With agreement of senior staff, involve carers in planned activities

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Minimum 1 years’ experience working within a similar creative role
• Experience of organising activities for a group of people, ideally but not essentially elderly people
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Knowledge of the local community
• An ability to uphold residents rights
• Have experience of activities suitable for elderly residents

Our Organisation

Randolph Hill is one of Scotland’s long standing, reputable providers of care for older people. We own and run 7 nursing homes across east central Scotland with strong care inspection grades and good staffing levels, making it the perfect place to develop your career whilst building positive relationships with our residents and delivering a higher standard of care in our purposely designed nursing homes. At Randolph Hill, we provide structure to make a real difference. We are large enough to be able to provide what our teams need, such as a supportive management, detailed policies and procedures and regular comprehensive training, whilst still small enough to avoid becoming overly bureaucratic and making the right decision to fit each circumstance. We have a career pathway allowing our staff to progress their career with many examples.

What do our Staff Say?

“It is important to me to be treated as a person and not just a number. This is achieved at Randolph Hill when the senior management team make an effort to get to know all the staff employed in all the homes.”

“I have always had better job satisfaction when employed by a smaller company in comparison to larger care home providers.”

“The rate of pay is competitive for the area”

“I enjoy the experience of caring for my residents and feel satisfied when I am able to make a difference in a resident’s quality of life. Randolph Hill provides a very comfortable environment and resources to make that possible. Randolph Hill provide a good and safe working environment, quality care and co-operative management and these were the most important factors in making my decision to join Randolph Hill.”

“I am very proud to work for Randolph Hill. I have been employed by the company for over 5 years. The residents receive a high standard of care, delivered in a person centred manner. The staff and management have helped me to develop and progress in my career.”