Activities Assistant - Swansea, United Kingdom - Cwrt Enfys Care Home

Cwrt Enfys Care Home

Verified Company

Swansea, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

This role is for 37.5 hours for an activities and lifestyle assistant to make sure our residents in our care home have the best lifestyle choices made available to them each day.

This role is not for the faint hearted.... you don't have to be able to be a great singer, dancer, gardener, baker, knitter or artist.... we just ask you to give it a go and make our residents smile

Responsibilities:

Support the activities coordinator to implement a meaningful, enjoyable, engaging and stimulating activities programme, based on relationshipcentered care principles, throughout the home that involves and includes all residents relative to them as individuals
Champion relationshipcentered care with all team members in the home to ensure residents are empowered to make, or continue to make, lifestyle choices relevant and appropriate to them
Assist the coordinator to update the monthly calendars and maintain the expenditure sheet.
Ensure records relating to activities are accurate and up to date
Plan regular reviews with each resident, in partnership with the care team members, where appropriate, to further enhance the lived experience of each resident in the home
Conduct regular reviews of all activities programmes to measure and assess effectiveness, revising and refreshing activities for all residents as a result
Build strong and positive external links within the local community for the Home
Ensure all regulatory and statutory requirements are met and company policies and procedures are adhered to
Responsible for ensuring there is always sufficient equipment and resources available for the team to meaningfully engage and occupy residents.
To actively engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
Be a role model to the whole team in relation to engagement of residents in all areas of care and support the team to provide the right level of occupation and activities to the residents
Ensure that future activities are planned within the Home's budget
A minimum of two GCSE's, one of which must be English Language, at Grade C or above (or equivalent)
NVQ HSC Level 3 or QCF HSC Award 3 (or higher) in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) (
desirable)
Having achieved or expected to complete the Level 2 award in supporting activities provisions (
Desirable)