Activities Co-ordinator - Stockton-On-Tees, United Kingdom - Stocktoncare Ltd.

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Description
Principle Accountabilities: 1.

Activities - Help service users to socialise within the care centre and provide a variety of activities that cater for all tastes.

- Plan and initiate monthly rolling/individual programmes and to encourage service users to maintain pre-existing hobbies. - Encourage staff members, relatives and friends to participate in the care centre's activities. - Accompany service users where possible to off-site activities which may occasionally take a place outside normal working hours. - Help to create an atmosphere that suits individual service users within the care centre. - Assist with fundraising and budgeting for entertainment programmes, materials and outings.

- Maintain full and accurate records of daily activities using appropriate documentation and assist the named carer to review and update service user care files.

2. Communication - Discuss the aims and objectives of recreation therapy with other staff members. - Report any changes in service users' physical or emotional condition to the Home Manager or person in charge.

- Provide comfort and Company on a one to one basis for service users who are unable to undertake any form of activity.

- Arrange/participate in Staff and service user meetings as and when required. 3.

Human Resources (HR) - Assist the Home Manager when interviewing relevant volunteers and assistant staff members and supervise their work in line with Company policies and procedures.

4.

Marketing - Actively market the care centre and promote a positive/professional profile within the local community, ensuring the good reputation of the care centre at all times.

Job Description Reference B5 Activities Coordinator 58 / Manager's HR Manual / Stockton Care Limited 5. Training & Development - Ensure all staff members know how to use appropriate equipment. - Attend mandatory training days/courses on or off site as and when required. - Maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence. 6.

Health & Safety - Report immediately to the Home Manager or the person in charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a service user, colleague, self or another.

- Understand and ensure the implementation of the care centre's Health & Safety policy and emergency fire procedures. - Report to the Home Manager or the Handyperson any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or any potential hazards. - Promote safe working practice within the care centre. 7.

General - Ensure that all information of a confidential nature, gained in the course of work is not divulged to third parties.

- Notify the Home Manager or the person in charge as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty and also on your return to work from all periods of absence.

- Ensure the security of the care centre is maintained at all times. - Adhere to Company policies and procedures within the defined timescales. - Ensure all equipment is clean and well maintained. - Carry out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.


Key Competencies:
N/A Communications &

Working Relationships:

Should be able to communicate and work effectively with colleagues and Line Managers Decision Making Authority & Responsibility: Is able to consider alternatives and assesses their impact and potential problems.

Can implement decisions and evaluate results


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
From £9.50 per hour


Benefits:


  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift

Work Location:
One location


Reference ID:
PCAC/01/03/22

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