Activities Co-ordinator - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Parkhouse Manor Care Home

Parkhouse Manor Care Home
Parkhouse Manor Care Home
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Glasgow, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Parkhouse Manor Care Home

Job Title:
Activities Assistant or Life Style Champion

Job Setting:
Care Home / Nursing Home


Salary:
£12.00 per hour


Description
As our Activities Assistant or Life Style Champion you'll lead the way in helping to make that fun happen. Keep residents happy.

You'll create a stimulating and varied program of leisure activities and social events inside and outside the home.

You'll also work with each new resident to understand their likes/dislikes, abilities and needs, and put together an individual social care plan for them that you'll evaluate regularly.

Your people skills, positivity and warmth will inspire everyone to get involved in activities.

You'll enjoy working in Partnership with relatives and care teams, as well as community groups and religious bodies to give residents all the support they need.


Responsible To
Home Manager


Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain a stimulating program of leisure pursuits and social events for groups of residents and on an individual basis.
  • Produce a weekly social events program and ensure that it is advertised within the home.
  • Ensure that the social care plan for each resident is in place within three weeks of the date of admission and reviewed regularly.
  • Consult with and assess each resident in order to identify their social and recreational requirements according to their likes, dislikes, abilities and needs.
  • Organise social and recreational events within and without the home.
  • To assess on a regular basis the effectiveness of the program of social events and recreational pursuits.
  • Liaise and consult with relatives and other staff within the home when writing social care plans.
  • Assess and evaluate social care plans on a monthly basis.
  • Assist and support residents at meal times ensuring that the appropriate equipment is available and that the ambience is conducive to a relaxed environment.
  • Liaise with the senior person in charge on a daily basis.
  • Involve residents in social events organised by the local community and encourage community groups to have involvement in the life of the home.
  • Ensure the spiritual and worship needs of residents are met.
  • Build and maintain a suitable stock of social events and hobby equipment such as: craft materials, board games, jigsaws, cards, needlework, paints, etc.
  • Provide inspiration resources and ideas to care staff for group and one to one social events.
  • Maintain standards of infection control within the home and to assist residents to maintain their own infection control needs.
  • Attend all statutory and mandatory training as required by the Company in order to fulfil your duties.
- attend appropriate training courses and/or programmes to enhance personal and professional knowledge and skills.


Skills & Experience

  • Experience of working with vulnerable adults
  • Customer service experience
  • The ability to compile social care plans for residents
  • Ability to communicate on the telephone
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Excellent verbal and written skills
  • Able to return information and carry out instructions accurately.
  • Able to maintain confidentiality
  • Able to work with residents to ensure they have fulfilling lives
  • Able to prioritise workload
  • Able to use own initiative
  • Shares ideas with others [to make improvements]
  • Keen to learn and improve own performance
  • Committed to communicate with customers to understand their needs
  • Will go the extra mile to help fulfil customers needs
  • Has a 'cando' attitude to work
  • Enjoys working effectively as part of a team
  • Driving License desirable

This Job description indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended as an exhaustive list.

Laurem Care Group Limited reserve the right to amend this Job Description from time to time, according to changing business needs. Any changes will be discussed with you and confirmed in writing.

Please note that you share with Laurem Care Group Limited the responsibility for making suggestions to alter and scope of your duties and improve the effectiveness of your post

Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 16-28 per week


Salary:
£12.00 per hour


Benefits:


  • Onsite parking

Work Location:
One location
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