Lifestyle and Activities Assistant - Eastbourne, United Kingdom - Oakland Care
Description
Working at Oakland Care will result in some excellent rewards & benefits including:
- Free meals and drinks on duty
- Bank Holiday enhancement pay
- Refer a Friend Scheme paying up to £1000 per successful referral for all roles within Oakland Care
- Recognition and staff appreciation initiatives
- Long service awards
Location:
Beechwood Grove Care Home, 44-48 E Dean Rd, Eastbourne BN20 8EH
Hours: 32 hours per week
Pay:
£10.90 per hour
Contract:
Full-time, Permanent
Shift:
Days
This role will mean planning and implementing residents activities and helping the lifestyles Manager to organise essential events, and, help our Residents to keep their confidence to socialise more effectively, working on a new activity idea based on Residents' hobbies, or getting the rest of the care home team involved - you'll do so with a sense of kindness above all else.
We are looking for someone with a background working with vulnerable individuals, ideally developing activity programmes, has creativity, love for music and confident to run group and 1-2-1 activities such as : Art club, knitting club, storytelling, bingo, sport activity and musical activities and much more.
What you will be doing:
- Support our residents to live life to the fullest
- Empower and encourage residents
- Assist residents with their lifestyle choices
- Understand the needs and preferences of residents
- Arrange and facilitate a range of activities
- Go out on weekly trip to assist resident
- Run group and 121 activities
- set up for events and talks
What you need to succeed:
- Experience of working with people in a personcentred way
- Willingness to learn during your time with us and obtain a relevant S/NVQ qualification if you don't already possess one.
- Excellent communication and team working skills
- The ability to work under pressure and with people from different backgrounds.
- Work well on everyday task related to practical activity side
"Our mission" is to provide exceptional homes for people to live, love and be loved where everyone is part of our Family
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Family:
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Integrity:
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Respect:
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Exceptional:
- ** Sustainable
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