Job summary
This Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator role at Avery Healthcare's Butlers Mews Care Home in Rugby involves providing a wide range of engaging and stimulating activities to promote the physical, psychological, and social well-being of the residents. The role requires a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual who can understand the needs of older people, especially those with dementia, and plan monthly activity and wellbeing programs.
Main duties of the job
As the Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator, your focus will be to provide a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' physical, psychological, and social well-being. You will need to understand the need to promote the philosophy of privacy, dignity, independence, choice, rights, and fulfilment for all residents. Other responsibilities 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.
About us
Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They believe that the later years of their residents' lives should be as enriching as any other, and their vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' is achieved through the exceptional care and experience they offer throughout their growing portfolio of over 100 care homes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Package Description: Shift Details : 8 hour days; alternate weekends
At Avery Healthcare, we believe in caring for those who care for our recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, support your career development with a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.
Weare nowseekingacompassionate,enthusiastic,and dedicatedindividual to join ourfriendly, award-winning team asaWellbeing andActivitiesCoordinator.
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 tounderstandthe needto promotethe philosophy of privacy, dignity, independence, choice,rights,and fulfilment for all residents.
Other responsibilitieswillinclude:
1. Identifyingthe life history, needs, and preferences of residents by listening to them and their families to support the development of a detailed life story.
2. Planning and submitting to the Home Manager- a monthly activity and wellbeing plan and a weekly overview.
3. Arranging activities, events, and outings, encouraging the involvement of staff, relatives, and visitors.
4. 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, youmust live our values of caring,support,honesty, respect, and accountabilityin all that you do.
Our ideal candidatemusthave:
5. Previously worked with older people in a residential nursing Dementia setting
6. Experience organising activities and events.
7. Effective communication skills, verbal and written.
8. A positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and socialevents.
ABOUT AVERY
As one of the largestproviders of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the lateryearsof our residents lives should be as enriching as any other. Our vision of creating meaningful livestogether is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout ourgrowing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice forresidents and employees.
Please note this role will require:
9. ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
10. 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
Essential
11. To be successful in this role, you must have previously worked with older people in a residential nursing Dementia setting, experience organising activities and events, effective communication skills, and a positive attitude toward older people with a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events.