Job Profile: Please note that the duties and requirements in this job description may change as the needs of our service users and homes change. They may also change to align with future policies.
As Activities Assistant, you will schedule and coordinate events, and create and handle the logistics for daily, weekly, and monthly events to engage our residents. We require you to gather feedback from participants, manage employees, volunteers, and resources, and deliver fun, safe events while on time and under budget. You should be detail-oriented and possess excellent interpersonal and time management skills.
To succeed in working as an Activities Assistant, you should strive to stage entertaining, engaging activities that will appeal to our residents' age and physical or emotional condition. You should be observant, driven, creative, and caring.
Responsibilities and Duties of the Job:
* To maintain skills at a current level, undertake such training and development as required from time to time to maintain and progress knowledge.
* Work with marketing to put together newsletters keeping all our residents and their relatives/friends informed of what is going on.
* Support our residents to access the internet and communication such as letter writing, Skype, and FaceTime.
* Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the residents we support.
* Develop effective working relationships with other employees, residents, relatives, and friends. Work in cooperation with members of the multidisciplinary teams to maximize opportunities for the residents we care for.
* Recognize the importance of effective communication within the multi-disciplinary team, with Service Users and their families/friends, whilst responding to people’s needs for alternative communication methods.
* Build rapport with our residents by establishing personal connections and showing interest in their lives.
* Greet visitors and show prospective residents and families the facilities as required.
* Induct and orientate new employees to the job role and service.
* Complete mandatory training required for your Job Role Profile.
* Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by the management.
* Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Value-Based Personal Qualities:
Working Together
* Involve our residents, family, external agencies & colleagues. Speak up when things go wrong.
Respect and Dignity:
* Understand person-centered care and demonstrate treating people as individuals and respecting choices.
* Promote independence and encourage appropriate risk-taking.
Everybody Counts:
* Ensure no one is discriminated against or excluded. Understand human rights and their impact on care delivery. Facilitate people to ‘speak up about concerns and act upon them.
Commitment to Quality of Care:
* Strive for quality in everything we do. Recognize and understand what quality in care means for people within our homes. Be accepting of criticism and focus on improvement. Be open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills and knowledge.
Improving Lives:
* Focus on how things could be done better and share ideas. Understand well-being and what is important to our residents. Improve outcomes for people. Ensure appropriate services are provided for our residents.
Please Apply below or call us between 09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday.
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