Activities Co-ordinator - Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom - Willow View Care

Willow View Care

Verified Company

Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

To assist in enabling all residents to have the opportunity to enjoy as good a quality of life as possible and to help maintain a happy atmosphere within the home.

To organise planned entertainment, social and therapeutic activities considering residents' assessed needs and particular interests, likes and dislikes as appropriate.
To liase with Care Staff regarding the care of residents and particular activities that may be beneficial and stimulating.
To organise, and be involved in, activities that involve community visits outside the Home. To co-ordinate the availability of transport for residents for such visits.
To provide information about activities to residents, families, friends and other staff and encourage participation
To be responsible for distribution of library books and other information throughout the Home, and to liaise with appropriate library organisations.
To ensure the provision of specialist media for residents with special needs (news tapes, book tapes, large-letter books and Braille, as required)
To liaise with Care Staff to ensure that activities, and their benefit to individual residents are documented on appropriate case records and care plans.
To undertake and assist in other duties, as may be necessary from time to time.
To organise and take part in, fund raising events for the benefit of the Residents.
To organise the purchase of individual Christmas presents for each resident, to be distributed on Christmas morning.
To arrange the compilation of a bi-monthly newsletter for the Home.