The role of Activities Co-Ordinator at Akari Care in Royal Quays is focused on creating a vibrant and engaging environment for the elderly residents. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and delivering a diverse range of activities that cater to the interests and abilities of the residents, encouraging social interaction and promoting their overall well-being.
Main duties of the job
The Activities Co-Ordinator will work closely with the Home Manager and the wider care team to ensure that residents are provided with meaningful activities and opportunities to socialize. They will be responsible for creating and implementing activity programs, budgeting for events and outings, and actively involving colleagues, relatives, and friends to participate in the activities. The role requires a caring and compassionate nature, the ability to be flexible and adaptable, and a warm and engaging personality to connect with the residents.
About us
Akari Care is an award-winning care home provider that aims to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and provided with personalized care. The company is committed to supporting its employees in their professional development and offers a range of benefits, including a competitive salary, pension contributions, and training opportunities.
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.
We now seek an Activities Coordinator who is enthusiastic about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.
Working in collaboration and unity with the Home Manager and the wider and extended community teams you will be responsible for helping and engaging residents to socialise within the home. This includes providing a variety of activities that cater for all tastes, abilities, cultures and, respecting everyone as an individual, ensuring that you promote diversity and inclusion at all stages. You will plan and initiate rolling / individual programmes, encouraging residents not only to maintain pre-existing hobbies but also to endeavor to try other activities. By supporting and actively encouraging colleagues, relatives, and friends to participate in activities with residents you will enable additional stimulation not only in the activity itself but in promoting socialising and spending quality time with others to help enrich our residents' lives. Through willingly accompanying residents, where possible, to offsite activities, you will go above and beyond for our residents.
In actively assisting with innovative fund-raising initiatives and budgeting for entertainment, materials, and outings, you will enjoy thinking creatively and out of the box with regards to ways in which additional funds can be raised to support our residents' activities. You will help to ensure that you and your colleagues create an environment which is supportive, caring and kind and undertake all duties in a way which provides a secure and safe atmosphere in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individualism and dignity in order to lead full lives.
By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.
What we require from you:
* Experience of working within a similar environment
* Previous experience within a similar type of role
* A caring nature with the ability to give everyone a personal approach
* Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice
* Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you
* Warm, approachable, and engaging persona
* Outgoing and have an infectious personality
* Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated
* Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents
Whats in it for you:
* Pension contribution of 5%
* Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes
* Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
* 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
* Fully funded training and development
* Support with personal development plans
* The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally
* An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included
Person Specification
Qualifications
* The ideal candidate should have previous experience in a similar environment and role, as well as a caring nature and the ability to provide a personal approach to each resident. They should be flexible, adaptable, and able to work well under pressure without negatively impacting those around them.
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.
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