Responsibilities:
1. Identifying suitable activities for our residents through assessment, observation, and discussion, ensuring you maintain accurate records.
2. Liaising with our residents, relatives, friends, and other colleagues to ensure a good understanding of residents' interests, abilities, and difficulties, and encourage participation in activities.
3. Assisting the Head of Activities in planning special events at the village such as garden parties, musical events, and day trips, ensuring all activities are carried out within the agreed budget and accurate financial records are maintained.
4. Assisting residents with letter writing, shopping, and reading, encouraging the pursuit of individual hobbies.
5. Ensuring the activities programme is regularly updated and advertised within the village, including events within the local community.
Requirements:
It's essential to have a full, clean UK driving licence along with experience organising events. Experience working with the elderly and/or vulnerable is advantageous. A positive attitude, the ability to motivate residents using energy and a great sense of humour, and an empathetic and friendly approach are crucial for building long-lasting professional relationships with colleagues, residents, their families, and members of the local community.
Here at Bupa, we support those when they need it the most. Richmond Villages are our retirement village provider. They deliver person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives. We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.
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