Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Congleton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider is seeking a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator for their Clayton Manor Care Home in Congleton. The role focuses on providing a range of engaging activities to enhance residents' physical and social wellbeing. Ideal candidates will have a positive approach towards elderly care, experience in planning activities, and a valid driving licence. Join a supportive team dedicated to creating meaningful lives for both residents and caregivers, and enjoy a fulfilling career making a positive impact.

Qualifications

• Current valid driving license and ability to drive a minibus.
• Previously worked with older people in a residential nursing dementia setting.
• Experience organizing activities and events.

Responsibilities

• Identify the life history, needs, and preferences of residents.
• Plan and submit monthly activity and wellbeing plans.
• Arrange activities, events, and outings.

Skills

Positive attitude toward older people

Experience organizing activities

Current valid driving licence

Experience with older people in a residential setting

Job description

The Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator role at Avery Healthcare's Clayton Manor Care Home in Congleton focuses on providing a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' physical, psychological, and social well-being. The successful candidate will have a positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to delivering quality activities and social events.

Main duties of the job

As the Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator, your primary responsibilities will include identifying the life history, needs, and preferences of residents, planning and submitting monthly activity and wellbeing plans, arranging activities and events, and maintaining a safe living and working environment. You will need to have a current valid driving licence and the ability to drive a minibus, as well as previous experience working with older people in a residential nursing or dementia setting and organising activities and events.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and employees, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. Avery Healthcare believes the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and they strive to build a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were 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 Coordinator at Clayton Manor Care Home in Congleton. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator will be to provide a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' physical, psychological, and social well-being and to understand the need to promote the philosophy of privacy, dignity, independence, choice, rights, and fulfilment for all residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Identifying the life history, needs, and preferences of residents by listening to them and their families to support the development of a detailed life story.
• Planning and submitting to the Home Manager a monthly activity and wellbeing plan and a weekly overview.
• Arranging activities, events, and outings, encouraging the involvement of staff, relatives, and visitors.
• Maintaining a safe living and working environment, contributing to the positive and professional image of the home.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you must live our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must have:

• Current valid driving licence and ability to drive a minibus.
• Previously worked with older people in a residential nursing dementia setting.
• Experience organising activities and events.
• A positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you must live Avery Healthcare’s values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability. The ideal candidate will have a current valid driving licence and the ability to drive a minibus, previous experience working with older people in a residential nursing or dementia setting, and experience organising activities and events. A positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events is also essential.

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.