Lifestyle Assistant

RCH Care Homes Limited; Milton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodlands Care Centre is seeking a dedicated Lifestyle-Activities Co-ordinator to join our family-like residential home. You will plan, promote and deliver meaningful activities for residents with dementia, supporting a relationship-centred approach while motivating the team and maintaining a dignified, person-centred environment.

You'll engage with residents to understand their lifestyle choices, coordinate schedules, and ensure high-quality activity provision that supports well-being and

Qualifications

• Proven experience organising and coordinating activities.
• Experience with older people, including dementia care.
• Excellent communication and data-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, promote and implement engaging activities programme.
• Motivate and mobilise home team members in activities.
• Engage residents in meaningful conversations and activities.
• Support Lifestyle Lead with relationship-centred care.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Learning mindset

Listening skills

Data management

Organisation

Education

HSC Level 3 / NVQ

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