Wellbeing and Activities Assistant

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare seeks a dedicated Wellbeing and Activities Assistant to join their healthcare team in Birmingham. In this role, you will support the Wellbeing Coordinator, engage residents through various activities, and enhance their overall well-being while maintaining a caring and professional environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with older adults in a residential or dementia care setting.
• Understanding of the role of interaction in well-being.

Responsibilities

• Support Wellbeing Coordinator in providing activities for residents.
• Maintain a safe environment and report changes in residents' conditions.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Positive attitude towards older people

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Wellbeing and Activities Assistant, supporting the Wellbeing Coordinator in providing a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' physical, cognitive, and social well-being.

Main duties of the job

As a Wellbeing and Activities Assistant, your focus will be to support the Wellbeing Coordinator in providing activities that promote residents' physical, cognitive, and social well-being. Responsibilities include maintaining a safe environment, supporting the professional image of the home, reporting changes in residents' conditions, assisting with supplies, and establishing links with the community to promote intergenerational activities.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to helping their team grow in a caring environment with opportunities for development. They value respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we support our staff who care for residents. We celebrate your hard work and dedication, and aim to help you grow professionally. Join our team as a Wellbeing and Activities Assistant if you are enthusiastic and caring.

About the role: Support the Wellbeing Coordinator in providing activities to enhance residents' well-being, and support maintaining a safe environment, reporting changes, assisting with supplies, and engaging with the community.

About you: Our ideal candidate will have effective communication skills, a positive attitude towards older people, and experience working with older adults in a residential or dementia care setting.

Additional requirements include a DBS check (cost covered by Avery) and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Effective communication skills, understanding of the role of interaction in well-being, a positive attitude towards older people, and experience in a dementia care setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role is subject to a DBS check to ensure suitability for working with vulnerable adults.