Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and employees, fostering a supportive and inspiring environment where people feel valued and empowered. This role as a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator is an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of elderly residents, engaging them in a wide range of activities to support their physical, psychological, and social well-being.
Main duties of the job
As the Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator, your focus will be to provide a variety of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' overall well-being, while promoting the values of privacy, dignity, independence, choice, rights, and fulfilment. You will be responsible for identifying residents' life histories, needs, and preferences, planning and submitting monthly activity and wellbeing plans, arranging engaging events and outings, and maintaining a safe and positive environment.
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 we're 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. 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:
* Previously worked with older people in a residential nursing Dementia setting.
* Experience organizing 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 previous experience working with older people in a residential or nursing Dementia setting, as well as experience in organizing activities and events. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, and a positive attitude towards older people are 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.
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.
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