Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Corby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in Corby seeks a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator to enhance residents' lives through engaging activities. The ideal candidate will have experience in a residential nursing Dementia setting, strong communication skills, and a positive attitude towards older people. This role offers opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with older people in a residential nursing Dementia setting.
• Ability to organize activities and events.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide activities to engage residents' well-being.
• Plan and submit monthly wellbeing activities.
• Maintain a safe living and working environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Event organization

Empathy

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with over 100 homes across the country. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and employees, offering exceptional care and a supportive, inspiring environment where everyone feels valued and empowered.

About Avery

At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we are 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.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are about supporting the people who care for our residents. We 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. 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. If this sounds like the place for you, we 0d love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator will be to provide a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate 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:

• Previously worked with older people in a residential nursing Dementia setting
• Experience organising activities and events
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written
• A positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you must have previously worked with older people in a residential nursing Dementia setting, experience organizing activities and events, effective communication skills, and a positive attitude toward older people with a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events.

Disclosure and DBS

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.

Please note This role will require:

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