Wellbeing and Activities Assistant - Bank

NHS; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Wellbeing and Activities Assistant, where you'll play a vital role in enhancing the lives of residents. This temporary position focuses on providing engaging activities that stimulate physical, cognitive, and social well-being. You'll work closely with the Wellbeing Coordinator to create a positive atmosphere, ensuring that each resident feels valued and cared for. If you have a passion for working with older individuals and want to make a meaningful impact in their lives, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Embrace a supportive environment that fosters growth and development while making a difference every day.

Qualifications

• Must have effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in a residential nursing Dementia setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the Wellbeing Coordinator in engaging residents through activities.
• Maintain a safe living environment and report changes in residents' conditions.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Positive attitude towards older people

Understanding of interaction's role in well-being

Job description

Wellbeing and Activities Assistant - Bank

The Wellbeing and Activities Assistant role at Avery Healthcare in Bournemouth is a temporary position that involves supporting the Wellbeing Coordinator in providing a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' physical, cognitive, and social well-being. The successful candidate will have effective communication skills, a positive attitude towards older people, and a commitment to providing quality activities and social events.

Main duties of the job

As a Wellbeing and Activities Assistant, your focus will be to support the Wellbeing Coordinator in providing a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' physical, cognitive, and social well-being. Other responsibilities include maintaining a safe living and working environment, contributing to the positive and professional image of the home, reporting any changes in residents' physical or emotional condition, and supporting with ordering and preparing supplies for upcoming activities.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details: 09:30 - 16:30 to include weekends. At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Wellbeing and Activities Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

Other responsibilities will include:

1. Maintaining a safe living and working environment, contributing to the positive and professional image of the home.
2. Reporting any changes in residents' physical or emotional condition to the Wellbeing and Activity Coordinator, Home Manager, and the care staff.
3. Supporting with ordering and preparing supplies for upcoming activities as directed.
4. Supporting establishing links with the local community (e.g., schools, spiritual groups, museums/libraries) to encourage access to the wider community and promote intergenerational activity.

About you

To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in everything you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

1. Have effective communication skills, verbal and written.
2. Demonstrate understanding of the role interaction plays in the general well-being of people.
3. Have a positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events.
4. Have previously worked with older people in a residential nursing Dementia setting.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, the ideal candidate must have effective communication skills, both verbal and written, demonstrate an understanding of the role interaction plays in the general well-being of people, have a positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events, and have previously worked with older people in a residential nursing Dementia setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.