Activity / Wellbeing Coordinator

Gold Care Homes; Thames Ditton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee of the Month

Long term service awards

Blue Light Card

Professional Development

Refer a Friend

Job summary

Emberbrook Care Home in Thames Ditton invites applications for a role coordinating and delivering activity programmes for residents. You will plan daytime and evening activities to promote social, intellectual and spiritual well‑being and support residents to participate in events and outings.

The post involves providing high levels of personal and psychological care, maintaining communications with staff and relatives, and collaborating with the team to ensure smooth daily routines while

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and delivering activities for elderly residents.
• Ability to support social, intellectual and spiritual well-being through activity.

Responsibilities

• Plan daytime and evening activities for residents.
• Deliver personal and psychological care in a professional manner.
• Maintain communication with Manager, Senior Care Assistants, Chef and relatives.
• Coordinate activities with other services in the home.
• Undertake additional training to enhance contribution.

Skills

Activity planning

Resident care

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

About our Home:

Situated on the Surrey/London border in the pretty village of Thames Ditton, Emberbrook Care Home is a warm and welcoming nursing home offering a spacious and comfortable environment and 24-hour care and support for older adults. Emberbrook Care Home is close to the many facilities offered nearby, including parks, café’s restaurants and shopping centres.

Emberbrook Care Home provides support for people living with a range of differing health needs, offering residential, nursing and dementia care on a long-term or short-term and respite basis.

About the role:

The post holder will be responsible for planning and organising activities for all residents in the Home, at various times during the day. There will be times when additional hours may be required in order to facilitate outings and event, therefore a flexible approach will be adopted for residents to receive the greatest advantage.

The post holder will be required to support and facilitate resident’s social, intellectual and spiritual well‑being, through activity, by supporting interests and enabling participation. To assist in the organisation and implementation of individual, group and fundraising activities to promote and support each residents’ aspirations. The post holder will deliver physical, psychological and social care to all the frail elderly residents of the home.

Responsibilities:

• To build friendship with our residents that help them adjust to life in a care home.
• Deliver a high level of personal and psychological care to all residents in a professional manner.
• Maintain good communication levels with Manager, Senior Care Assistants, Chef and relatives to ensure smooth operation of role and high levels of co-operation. Support all areas of team working within the home, to the extent that the role remains an integral element of the daily routines.
• Complete records where required to a satisfactory standard. Agree the type and quantity of record keeping with the manager on a monthly basis.
• Ensure the individual rights of residents and staff are safeguarded in accordance with the Home’s philosophy of care by being aware of the working practices and activities being actioned.
• Maintain client, staff and business confidentiality at all times
• Plan daytime and evening time activities.
• Maintain an awareness of the Health and Safety requirements.
• Coordinate the activities program with other services in the facility.
• Assess resident’s needs and develop resident activities goals for the written care plan.
• Encourage resident needs and develop resident activities goals for the written care plan.
• Encourage resident participation in activities and document outcomes.
• Work individually and within the team to provide the necessary back up for all staff, to a standard commensurate with aims and objectives of the Home and in consideration of its residents.
• Observe and maintain high levels of communication within the teams of staff, individual colleagues and residents.
• Always maintain client and business confidentiality
• Carry out any additional duties as requested.
• Undertake any additional training and development programmes the Home may consider appropriate to enhance your contribution to the work at this home.

What we can offer you:

• £13.50 Per Hour
• Employee of the Month
Long term service awards
• Blue Light Card
• Professional Development
• Refer a Friend