Activities Co Ordinator

Wood Care Group; England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rates

Exceptional training and career发展

Uniform provided

Free onsite car parking

Overtime rates

Wage Stream cash out

Job summary

Wood Care Group is seeking an Activities & Wellbeing Co-Ordinator to care for residents and develop meaningful activities that enhance their quality of life. You will deliver engaging sessions, support events and family interaction, and work to create a therapeutic and recreational programme tailored to residents’ needs.

We value kind and caring individuals who can communicate well with residents, families, and the team, and who can flex their shifts, including weekends, to meet home needs.

Qualifications

• Good communication with residents, families and management team.
• Experience delivering activities in a care home setting is desirable but not essential.
• Flexible to work shifts including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Develop a meaningful activities programme that supports residents’ wellbeing.
• Deliver engaging sessions and assist in events and family activities.
• Support staff and families to enhance resident life and interaction.
• Attend staff meetings and contribute to training and development.

Skills

Communication skills

Job description

As the Activities & Wellbeing Co-Ordinator we ask for you to care for our residents like they are your own family. Your day-to-day role will be varied developing meaningful activities, delivering engaging sessions and supporting events and family interaction. You will be responsible for a programme of appropriate, therapeutic, and recreational activities that enhance the lives of our residents. We would love to hear from you if you have previously worked delivering activities however if you have a passion for improving the lives of our residents, we would love to hear from you.

We are a part of family run business part of the Wood Care Group, and our Employees are important to us.

Become a key worker and make a difference

About You:

Above all, we're looking for kind and caring people who want a job where they can really make a difference to people's lives. You'll also need:

• Good communication skills, to communicate with the residents, families, and management team.
• Previous experience working in a Care Home environment is desirable but not essential.
• A committed and organised approach.
• Flexible to work shifts (including weekends)

If you would like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the best quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, then this is a rewarding place to be.

Other Duties:

• To Attend Staff Meetings.
• Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing needs, demands of the home and participate in appropriate training and encourage and support staff in their development and training.
• Employee's need to ensure they fully understand their safeguarding responsibility, develop their understand and skills to reduce the risk of abuse or neglect to adults who need care and support. Employee's need to ensure that adults are safeguarded in a way that recognises their choice and control. Ensure that the safeguarding and whistle blowing policies are adhered too at all time.
• Provide evidence of any untaken training.
• Comply with fire procedures and health and safety legislation and work in a safe environment.
• Complete all training as determined by the home.

Your Benefits:

• Competitive pay rates
• Exceptional training and career development
• Proud to Care - Our in-house employee recognition scheme
• Uniform provided
• Free onsite car parking and close to local transport links
• First-rate working environment
• Additional shifts available
• Discount club membership across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones, and many other items!
• Employee of the month
• Long service awards
• Refer a friend scheme - up to £100 per referral
• Overtime rates
• Access to Wage Stream - cash out up to 50% of your earnt wages each week!
• Overtime raffle - chance to win £100 per month!
• Wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Program
• My Healthy Advantage App - comprehensive library of resources to help you and support you in life
• Opportunity to take part in exciting trips and activities with our residents

“Wood Care Group's main priority is the welfare and wellbeing of its residents and staff. We also understand the vital importance of having the best staff in place to support this vision. As a Company we have great communication, and we are always looking for ways to improve our employee's work life balance.” Michelle – HR Manager

Please see our website for videos of what our home is like to work at! www.woodcaregroup.com