Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator

Stonehaven Healthcare Ltd; Brixham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Brixham is seeking a compassionate and organized Activities Coordinator to join their team for 20 hours per week. In this role, you will plan, coordinate, and execute engaging activities tailored to the interests of residents. Key responsibilities include liaising with external providers, maintaining records of participation, and organizing events that encourage resident involvement. Strong communication, organizational skills, and IT literacy are essential. A clean driving license is required, and an Enhanced DBS is preferred.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and caring nature.
• Ability to organise engaging activities.
• Good communication and IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute engaging activities for residents.
• Engage with external providers for activity inspiration.
• Maintain daily records of participation in activities.
• Prepare rooms for planned events and activities.

Skills

Compassionate and caring nature

Ability to organise activities

Good communication skills

IT literacy

Excellent written and verbal English

Job description

Cross Park: We are seeking a compassionate and organised Activities Coordinator to join our team for 20 hours per week. In this role, you will plan, coordinate, and execute a variety of engaging activities tailored to the interests and needs of our residents and their visitors.

• The Activities Co-ordinator role is a hands-on working role with responsibility for coordinating a successful activities and volunteer programme within our homes. This includes internal and external communication about activities-focused programmes for our residents.
• To introduce appropriate activities for older people which support independence and to identify activities in the surrounding areas that will assist residents to integrate into the local community.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with external providers to inspire activities, projects and engagement with the wider team, including all departments in the home.
• Provide a welcoming and friendly environment to encourage attendance and participation of residents in planned events.
• Ensure a variety of items of interest and activities are available in communal areas for care colleagues to use to engage residents outside of planned events.
• Seek involvement of colleagues through identification of their hobbies and interests that can be matched to those of individual residents.
• Liaise with colleagues to ensure that residents are supported to get the maximum benefit from their chosen activities.
• Ensure that daily records of participation in events or activities, and the outcomes for residents are recorded on electronic care notes.
• Ensure that residents are offered one-to-one meaningful engagement if they are unable or unwilling to join group events.
• Actively seek and record feedback and suggestions from residents and relatives about the events and lifestyle opportunities available in the home.
• Demonstrate that the feedback received from residents and relatives is used to inform the planning of the monthly events calendar.
• Encourage and assist residents to make use of outdoor space.
• Prepare rooms and required equipment to enable successful delivery of the planned events program.
• Plan and support with resident trips out of the home.
• Be familiar with residents to ensure that activities are achievable for a range of abilities and support needs.
• To help organise fund raising events.
• To help organise special events i.e. Christmas entertainment, Ascot, Royal Occasion, etc.
• To help produce a monthly programme of events to be discussed with the General Manager of the home.
• To encourage residents and team members to participate in the homes activities programme.
• Maintenance of posters and notice boards within the home.
• Maintain the required standards of confidentiality.
• Attend relevant staff meetings and training as required.

Person Specification

• Compassionate and caring nature
• Ability to organise activities
• Outgoing and fun to be around
• IT literacy - competent with the use of systems
• Good communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal English.
• Clean/current driving licence
• Enhanced DBS

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