Activities Leader - 30 hrs pw (no sponsorship)
Do you have experience working as a care assistant, with children in a nursery/creche, or as a teaching assistant? Or in similar roles where you enjoy being active and creative?
Could you provide a range of planned activities and ensure that resident interests and needs are met?
As the largest healthcare provider in Northern Ireland, we understand the importance of providing our residents with stimulating activities, entertainment, crafts, music therapy, hobbies, and interests across many forms.
About the role
As an Activities Leader you will:
* Use your own creative talents to form the ongoing activities plan for the residents in our care.
* Assist in the assessment of the needs of the residents, through meeting with them, other team members, and family members.
* Support providing stimulation and exercise to residents that meet their individual needs through a wide and varied activities programme including music, exercise, and arts & crafts.
* Build relationships with residents and families to gather life story information and ensure care plans and activities are developed and updated accordingly.
* Spend individual time with residents, care staff, and relatives to create personalised activities that engage our residents and reflect their interests and hobbies.
* Assist in developing community links with local groups and arrange trips and excursions with varied destinations and purposes to involve as many residents in activity outside the Home.
* Support in the roll-out of various levels of initiatives and encourage others to be involved.
* Assist in the creation of evidencing and tracking activity engagement via digital and written methods.
A strong communicator is required with a genuine interest in promoting independence and lifestyle opportunities for the elderly. Passionate about offering superior services and wanting to make a difference.
We provide you with excellent learning, development, and support opportunities to equip you with the knowledge and skills to make a real difference in the role.
* Competitive salary
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Various shifts available
* Access to excellent training
* Career development opportunities
* Free onsite parking
* Free uniform
* NEST workplace pension contributions
Desired criteria
* Previous experience in a care environment
* Previous experience planning and delivering structured and meaningful activities
Beaumont Care Homes
Philosophy of Care - At Beaumont, we aim to provide a safe, clean, relaxed, and homely environment in which care, wellbeing, and comfort are of prime importance.
Beaumont Care Homes have residential and nursing homes across Northern Ireland; in Belfast, Bangor, Ballymena, Comber, Donaghadee, Dunmurray, Jordanstown, Hillsborough, Holywood, Lisburn, and Newtownabbey – So there’s always a Beaumont Care Home nearby. We aim to provide a safe, clean, relaxed, and homely environment for all our residents, where care, well-being, and comfort are of prime importance and where our staff feel is the best place to work in the care sector.
Our team of healthcare professionals and the safe, comfortable accommodation at Beaumont Care Homes support people living with dementia, whilst also providing nursing care along with other specialist care services. We can also offer respite care in our homes.
We want people to join Beaumont Care who wish to work with older and vulnerable people. Ideally, we are looking for someone who is caring and has a can-do attitude. Is that person you?
Our benefits
* Professional training, personal development, and promotion paths to support and progress you.
* Vacation, Paid time off
* Retirement plan and/or pension
* Flexible schedule
* Employee development programs
* Free parking
* Competitive salary
* Work With Charities
* Social Opportunities
* Employee Recognition Scheme
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