Activities Co-ordinator

Strong Life Care; Hessle; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Strong Life Care is seeking an Activities Coordinator to plan and deliver meaningful activities for residents, promoting engagement and well-being in the home.

You will work with the care team to design, implement and review activity programmes, ensuring dignity and person-centred care for residents living with and without dementia. You will monitor outcomes, maintain records, liaise with families and the local community, and support volunteers and fundraising events.

Qualifications

• GCSE English at grade C or above
• NVQ/HSC Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Level 2 Award in supporting activities provisions (Desirable)
• Dementia knowledge desirable

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise, promote and implement a meaningful activities programme for all residents
• Motivate and mobilise care team members to support engaging activities
• Lead on the home’s newsletter reporting events and activities
• Maintain accurate records of activities and residents’ participation
• Regularly review and refresh activity programmes with the care team
• Communicate events and achievements to the Manager and local media where possible
• Build external links within the local community and support volunteering opportunities

Skills

Organizing skills

Motivating others

Communication

Dementia awareness

Education

GCSE English

NVQ/HSC Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Level 2 Activity Provision

Dementia knowledge

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Home Manager, the Activities Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that meaningful, enjoyable, engaging and stimulating activities are planned, organised, promoted and implemented in the Home for all residents in line with the principles, policies, procedures and best practice guidelines for relationship centred care, clinical care and dementia care.

The Activities Coordinator will motivate, inspire, and mobilise team members in the Home to be involved and engaged in the provision of stimulating activities within the residents’ environment. They will provide information to report on the effectiveness of activities and regularly review, revise, and refresh the activities programmes for all residents accordingly.

JOB SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Activities Coordination

• Plan, organise, promote, and implement a meaningful, enjoyable, engaging and stimulating activities programme, based on relationship-centred care principles, throughout the home that involves and includes all residents relative to them as individuals.
• Motivate, inspire, and mobilise other activities and care team members in the provision of meaningful, enjoyable, engaging and stimulating activities within the home to support relationship-centered care for residents.
• Champion relationship-centered care with all team members in the home to ensure residents are empowered to make, or continue to make, lifestyle choices relevant and appropriate to them.
• Lead on the design, development and implementation of the home’s newsletter that reports on the Home’s events and activities of interest (with photography where appropriate)
• Ensure records relating to activities are accurate and up to date.
• Plan regular reviews with each resident, in partnership with the care team members, where appropriate, to further enhance the lived experience of each resident in the home.
• Conduct regular reviews of all activities programmes to measure and assess effectiveness, revising and refreshing activities for all residents as a result
• Ensure events, activities and achievements are communicated to the Manager and, where possible, local media with the Managers support.
• Build strong and positive external links within the local community for the Home
• Support the home, in building volunteering opportunities within the homes.
• Support the Home to ensure charity events organised by or within the Home are successful
• Ensure all regulatory and statutory requirements are met and company policies and procedures are adhered to
• Role model relationship centred care with all team members to empower residents with their choices.
• Responsible for ensuring there is always sufficient equipment and resources available for the team to meaningfully engage and occupy residents.
• To actively engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation related to their choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
• To respond in a timely way to residents who are distressed (calling out, calling for help, knocking or making noises that suggest the need for support) or seek assistance if you feel unable to respond appropriately.
• Document all activities that residents take part in or that are held within the home.

Health and Safety

• Ensure the Home Manager / Team Leader is informed of any incidents, issues or concerns.
• Work with Home’s team members to ensure risk assessments have been carried out on all outings and all documentation is complete and recorded.
• Ensure risk assessments related to activities and volunteering are completed within the home and safe working practices are being always followed.
• Ensure all H&S requirements are met and company policies and procedures relating to H&S are adhered to.
• All staff are responsible for protecting themselves and others against infection risks. All staff regardless of whether clinical or not are expected to comply with current infection control policies and procedures and to report any problems regarding this to the manager. All staff undertaking patient care activities must attend infection control training and updates as required by this organisation.

Leadership

• Be a role model to the whole team in relation to engagement of residents in all areas of care and support the team to provide the right level of occupation and activities to the residents.
• Lead, support, empower and inspire direct reports to deliver outcomes for the home
• Lead the team to ensure they are all aligned with the Strong Life Care vision and are operating from the Mission Statement.
• Lead regular communication with residents and relatives.
• Ensure all reporting is completed accurately and on time.
• Ensure that all regulatory and statutory requirements are met and company policies and procedures are adhered to
• Ensure any requirements from internal and external audits are actioned within the timescales required
• Ensure there is effective communication and preparation of the activity program to all interested parties
• Ensure that future activities are planned.

JOB DESCRIPTION RECORD

This job description reflects the current main organisational priorities for the position. These priorities may develop and change in consultation with the post holder in line with needs and priorities of the business.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Criteria

Qualifications/Education

• A minimum of two GCSE’s, one of which must be English Language, at Grade C or above (or equivalent)
• NVQ HSC Level 3 or QCF HSC Award 3 (or higher) in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) (desirable)
• Having achieved or expected to complete the Level 2 award in supporting activities provisions (Desirable)
• Psychology or Creative Studies qualification (desirable)

Experience

• Proven track record organising, coordinating, supporting and motivating others.
• Experience of organising and scheduling programmes of events or activities
• Experience of working and/or engaging with older people (both living with and without dementia)
• Experience delivering high quality relationship centered care (desirable)

Skills

Knowledge

• Strong management and organisation skills
• Influencing, negotiating, and persuading skills
• Listening skills
• Excellent written, non-verbal, and verbal communication skills
• Dementia knowledge - desirable
• Data management (for record keeping and review)

Personal Qualities

• Reliable and punctual
• Flexible and adaptable
• Will and able to work, from time to time, outside standard work hours (e.g. at weekends, evenings)
• Approachable and friendly
• Confident and assertive
• Diplomatic and tactful
• Enthusiastic and keen to learn / develop.
• Patient and understanding
• Positive in outlook and manner
• Self-motivated
• Able to always promote a professional image for the company.
• Able to travel to other homes where needed for training / support.
• Believe in and work within the Strong Life Care Mission and values.