Hourly rate: £11.71 per hour (plus £2 per hour enhanced overtime rate)
Location: Briardene care home, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Contract: Permanent (18 hours per week)
Postcode: NE5 1NA
Experience Required: Care Certificate or be willing to work towards this.
What's the job about?
At Briardene, you’ll have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents. You’ll plan and organise fun, meaningful activities, from group events to one-to-one sessions. Think arts and crafts, music, games, and celebrations for big events like Christmas, Diwali or Burns Night. You’ll get to know each resident’s life story and use that to create activities that bring joy, boost wellbeing, and keep everyone smiling.
What we offer:
1. Big rewards: £500 recognition payment in your first year and unlimited £1,000 bonuses for every friend you refer!
2. Free training: We’ll fund your qualifications and help you grow your career.
3. Annual pay reviews: Because we value what you do.
4. Private healthcare perks: Save on essentials like dental and optical care.
5. Career progression: Loads of opportunities to grow with us – we love promoting from within.
6. Supportive culture: Work with a fantastic team who’ll cheer you on every step of the way.
What do you need?
Ideally, we are looking for someone to have care experience, but we know people from other walks of life can become the very best in this type of role. If you don’t have the necessary experience, we would be happy to work with you to develop you further to become an excellent Wellbeing Coordinator.
Our Recruitment Process
Any conditional offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory background checks, including obtaining suitable references and a criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. We require you to have a good standard of English and numeracy skills, and a passion for looking after the adults in your care.
We endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email at recruitment@mariposacare.com.
We are committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
Job titles can vary – this role is also known as activities co-ordinator, lifestyle support worker, leisure and lifestyle assistant, social care.
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