Engagement Officer - London, United Kingdom - Aster Group

Aster Group

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

In this role, you will not only be responsible for meticulous planning, coordination, and administration of external-led activities but also for fostering meaningful partnerships with residents.

We recognise the importance of approaching activity planning collaboratively with our residents, demonstrating empathy and understanding of the barriers they may face, especially those living in care and/or with dementia.

As the key contributor to our activity programme, the post holder will actively seek, cultivate, and nurture partnerships, both internally and externally.

Building strong relationships with stakeholders is paramount, ensuring the creation of engaging opportunities that resonate with all residents in our homes.

This is a hybrid role where you are with visits required to our care homes one/two days per week for face to face meetings and engagement with residents.

About you
You'll be a creative individual with a genuine passion for enhancing the lives of residents in our care homes.

You are compassionate, with experience in working with vulnerable populations, including individuals with complex needs and/or dementia.

Effective communication is second nature to you, both in writing and verbally, enabling you to liaise confidently with internal and external stakeholders.

Your experience in coordinating and delivering engaging activities and events demonstrates your ability to create meaningful experiences for diverse audiences.

You'll possess excellent project management skills, having successfully managed programs with multiple stakeholders in the past.

You'll proficiency in event planning, coupled with the knack for efficiently coordinating and prioritising tasks, ensures the seamless execution of our activity program across all locations.

What's in it for me

We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better.

The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:

Flexible working whilst some roles need to be carried out in a specific place at a specific time, where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business' needs
A focus on colleague wellbeing workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
We invest in colleagues' careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
Enhanced leave
We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives, and monthly and annual awards.

Ready to apply?

To apply, please use information provided in the advert and role profile to let us know why you'd be good for the job.

Please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV along with a supporting statement.

We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.

At present all interviews are being held using Microsoft Teams.