Lifestyle Assistant

RCH Care Homes Limited; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodlands Care Centre in Cambridge is seeking a Lifestyle-Activities Co-ordinator to join our family, friendly residential home caring for people with Dementia.

You will support the Lifestyle Lead to plan, promote and implement a meaningful, enjoyable, engaging and stimulating activities programme, based on relationship centred care principles. Motivate, inspire and mobilise other care team members within the home, role modelling care to empower residents with their lifestyle choices.

Qualifications

• NVQ HSC level 3 or QCF HSC award 3 (not essential).
• Experience organising and scheduling programmes of events or activities.
• Experience with older people, including those living with dementia.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule programmes of activities for residents.
• Plan, promote and implement a meaningful activities programme.
• Motivate and mobilise team members to engage residents.
• Engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation.
• Model relationship centred care and promote dignity and individual choices.

Skills

Excellent communication

Microsoft Office

Listening skills

Data management

Time management

Team motivation

Education

NVQ HSC level 3

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Woodlands Care Centre are looking for an Lifestyle- Activities Co-ordinator, to join their family, friendly residential home, caring for people with Dementia.

The Activities Co-ordinator will motivate, inspire and mobilise team members in the home to be involved and engaged in the provision of stimulating activities within the resident’s environment

to suppor the Lifestyle Lead to plan, promote and implement a meaningful, enjoyable, engaging and stimulating activities programme, based on relationship centred care principals

Motivate, inspire and mobilise other care team members within the home

Role model relationship centred care within all team members to empower residents with their lifestyle choices

To actively engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences

Qualifications/Education

• * NVQ HSC level 3 or QCF HSC award 3 ~ (not essential)

Experience

• * Proven track record of organising, coordinating, motivating other
• * 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

Skills/Knowledge

• * Excellent communication (written and verbal) and clinical skills
• * Knowledge of and competence in core Microsoft office applications
• * Passionate and keen to develop new skills
• * Listening skills
• * Data management (for record keeping and review)
• * Ability to organise efficiently and prioritise workloads whilst under pressure

Personal Qualities

• * Reliable, flexible, adaptable, punctual
• * Will and able to work outside the standard work hours
• * Approachable and friendly
• * Positive in outlook and manner
• * Self-motivated
• * Able to promote a professional image for the company at all times

Terms & conditions apply