Description
Activity Co-ordinator
Chilton Meadows Care Home, Union Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1HL
Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.6
£12 up to £13 per hour, depending in experience
22.5 hours per week, 9am - 5pm. Alternate weekends.
We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
There's no typical day at Chilton Meadows, we arrange plenty to do, both here at the home as well as out and about.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
1. Running morning and afternoon activity sessions. Activities are tailored to our residents but can include musical acts, days out, exercise classes, visitors from the community, arts and crafts, the possibilities are endless!
2. Producing and updating an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget
3. Supporting our residents and encouraging them to partake in activities
4. Organising birthday surprises for our residents
5. Ensuring everything is organised for planned activities, events, performers and co-ordinating days out
6. Liaising with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home
7. Assisting with breakfast, lunch and dinner duties (when necessary)
8. Organising one to ones with our residents, this might involve reminiscing tools, puzzles, reading or just a cup of tea and a chat
9. Updating paperwork, care plans, activity notes and managing emails
10. Supporting the home with their social media channels as required
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
You’re a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, who can also manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively managing priorities as they arise. Wanting to make a real difference, you’re interested in caring for others, sharing your sense of humour and spreading your infectious enthusiasm for making people’s lives better. Whether it’s motivating colleagues to support each activity or event, making links in the local area or even getting friends and family involved, you’ll pack a lot of community spirit into everything you do.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
11. My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
12. Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
13. Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
14. 28 days holiday
15. We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
16. Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
17. Free meal on every shift
18. Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
19. We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
20. Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
21. Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
22. Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK