Care Home- Activities Coordinator - Birkenhead, United Kingdom - SureCare Group
Description
Surecare Group have been successfully running Nursing Care homes since 2003.The success is simple:
quality care and real, honest interest in fulfilling the needs of our residents and their families.
Derwent Lodge is looking for an Activities Coordinator with a proven ability to develop and organise a range of events / activities for clients.
Activities Coordinator Benefits:
- Paid Breaks
- Company Pension
- Free Onsite parking
Activities Coordinator Specification:
As the Activities Coordinator, you are responsible for planning and implementing activities appropriate to Clients' needs and requests. You will also assist the Home Manager in organising fundraising events.
Your role is to organise and document social activities for people who need care and support. You will need to assist them to take part within the care home.
Your role will include:
- spending time with the residents to develop meaningful relationships and talk to their families about the types of activities they'd like to do.
- Offering opportunities that reflect residents' past interests to increase their wellbeing and create new experiences
- booking external suppliers to provide entertainment
- organising trips out in the local community, considering accessibility
- assisting and encouraging people to take part in activities
- add and maintain links with community groups, scouts, churches and coffee mornings.
Work Experience:
- Proven ability to develop and organise a range of events / activities for Clients
- Experience of working in a care home is preferred but not essential
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Friendly, creative and confident
- Genuine interest in working with the relevant Client group
- Satisfactory enhanced DBS
- Previous experience of working with the relevant Client group (desired)
- Qualification in remedial / occupational therapies (desired)
- Flexible approach towards working routines (desired)
- Previous experience in Activities is essential
Job Type:
Permanent
Salary:
£11.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
Application question(s):
- Tell me a little about yourself and why you have applied for this position?
Work Location:
In person
Reference ID:
Derwent Lodge Nursing Home
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