Wellbeing Coordinator (Unable to provide sponsorship)

Gold Care Homes; Bletchley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£13.50 Per Hour

Blue Light Card

Professional Development

Refer a Friend

Long term service awards

Job summary

Gold Care Homes is seeking an Activities Co-ordinator to plan and organise daily and special events for residents in our Bletchley home. You will support social, intellectual and spiritual well-being, helping residents participate and enjoy meaningful activities.

Flexible hours, including outings, may be required to maximise resident benefit. You will work with the home team to deliver person-centred activities, maintain records, and ensure safety and quality of care.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and delivering activities in a care home or similar setting.
• Ability to support social, intellectual and spiritual well-being of residents.
• Strong communication with staff and relatives.

Responsibilities

• Build friendship with residents to help them adjust to life in the home.
• Deliver personal and psychological care to residents in a professional manner.
• Maintain communication with Manager and staff to ensure smooth operation.
• Plan daytime and evening activities; coordinate with other services.
• Ensure health and safety requirements are followed.
• Undertake additional training as needed.

Skills

Activity planning

Resident engagement

Communication

Job description

About our Home:

Located in a quiet residential area, Bletchley House offers a range of high-quality care options for people over the age of 18. Each one of our residents benefits from unique, personalised care, designed to make their stay with us as enjoyable and fulfilling as possible.

About the role:

The post holder will be responsible for planning and organising activities for all residents in the Home, at various times during the day. There will be times when additional hours may be required in order to facilitate outings and event, therefore a flexible approach will be adopted for residents to receive the greatest advantage.

The post holder will be required to support and facilitate resident’s social, intellectual and spiritual well-being, through activity, by supporting interests and enabling participation. To assist in the organisation and implementation of individual, group and fundraising activities to promote and support each residents’ aspirations. The post holder will deliver physical, psychological and social care to all the frail elderly residents of the home.

Responsibilities

• To build friendship with our residents that help them adjust to life in a care home.
• Deliver a high level of personal and psychological care to all residents in a professional manner.
• Maintain good communication levels with Manager, Senior Care Assistants, Chef and relatives to ensure smooth operation of role and high levels of co-operation. Support all areas of team working within the home, to the extent that the role remains an integral element of the daily routines.
• Complete records where required to a satisfactory standard. Agree the type and quantity of record keeping with the manager on a monthly basis.
• Ensure the individual rights of residents and staff are safeguarded in accordance with the Home’s philosophy of care by being aware of the working practices and activities being actioned.
• Maintain client, staff and business confidentiality at all times
• Plan daytime and evening time activities.
• Maintain an awareness of the Health and Safety requirements.
• Coordinate the activities program with other services in the facility.
• Assess resident’s needs and develop resident activities goals for the written care plan.
• Encourage resident needs and develop resident activities goals for the written care plan.
• Encourage resident participation in activities and document outcomes.
• Work individually and within the team to provide the necessary back up for all staff, to a standard commensurate with aims and objectives of the Home and in consideration of its residents.
• Observe and maintain high levels of communication within the teams of staff, individual colleagues and residents.
• Always maintain client and business confidentiality
• Carry out any additional duties as requested.
• Undertake any additional training and development programmes the Home may consider appropriate to enhance your contribution to the work at this home.

What we can offer you:

• £13.50 Per Hour
• Employee of the Month
• Long term service awards
• Blue Light Card
• Professional Development
• Refer a Friend