Activities Co-ordinator/Lifestyle Assistant Lead – Richard House - Grantham
Do you currently work in a similar position and would like to take the next step to lead the activities team? Then this could be an opportunity for someone like you.
At Tanglewood, we fully support the loyal, compassionate, and hardworking individual. We advocate training and provide all the training needed to progress in your career depending on where you see yourself going. A career in care offers you stability and training to develop yourself, the team, and the home.
At Richard House, we are looking for someone who can engage, create fun, listen to the residents, be empathetic to their needs, and have a fun and enthusiastic air about them. It is such an important position and a fun one too!
This is a full-time position with every other weekend required.
As an Activities Co-ordinator/Lifestyle Assistant Lead, you will plan the activities that are promoted and implemented in the home for all residents, appropriate to their needs and requests, and in line with principles, policies, and procedures for person-centred care, clinical care, and dementia care.
The responsibilities within the role include:
* Promote, motivate, inspire, and mobilise other activities and care team members in the provision of meaningful, enjoyable, engaging, and stimulating activities within the home to support person-centred care for residents.
* Create and work to a rota for the Activities team.
* Support the regular review of all activities programmes to assess effectiveness, revising and refreshing activities for all residents.
* Support the building of strong and positive external links within the local community for the Home.
* Ensure charity events organised by or within the Home are successful.
* Plan and initiate a monthly rolling/individual programme and encourage clients to maintain pre-existing hobbies.
* Encourage staff members, relatives, and friends to participate in the care home’s activities.
* Accompany clients where possible to off-site activities, which may occasionally take place outside normal working hours.
* Help to create an atmosphere that suits individual clients within the care home.
* Lead/assist with fundraising and budgeting for entertainment, materials, and outings.
* Provide comfort and company on a one-to-one basis for clients who are unable to undertake any form of activity.
We value our staff, and if you want to make a difference for yourself and our residents, then apply! We all share the same Unique Vision and Values, and if you do too, then come and join us:
* United
* Nurturing
* Innovative
* Quality
* Understanding
* Empathetic
Tanglewood offers competitive rates of pay, stability in shift patterns, and an abundance of benefits:
* £100 joining bonus + £100 bonus on passing probation
* Free tunic when you begin.
* Meals included on shift.
* Induction and initial training for the role.
* Ongoing refresher training and staff development, with unique training tailored to your career route.
* Time and a half on all bank holidays.
* Refer a friend scheme.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £12.02 per hour
Benefits:
* Discounted or free food
* On-site parking
Experience:
* Care home: 1 year (preferred)
* Activities Planning: 1 year (preferred)
* Supervisory: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
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