Job Title: Activity Coordinator
Report to: Registered Manager
Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
KEY ROLE
To organise, coordinate, monitor and review stimulating and meaningful daily activities for all residents at Seeconnell; providing a person-centred programme meeting their individual needs.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- To lead and encourage residents to take part in meaningful activities while maintaining their independence, choice and dignity.
- To lead, manage and direct your staff team to support in delivery of daily activities.
- To create a stimulating and varied programme of leisure activities and social events both in and out of Seeconnell.
- To work closely with each resident, understanding their likes/dislikes, abilities and needs.
- To plan relevant events and parties and oversee on the day
- To support with the purchasing of individual items for residents
- To develop individualised Activity Plans, Care Plans and Risk Assessments and review as per standards.
- To support Manager with other daily management tasks as requested.
- To support Seniors, Support Workers and residents as and when is needed
- To develop residents personal skills and abilities sourcing internal and external resources to achieve same
This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
- Experience of managing and directing a staff team
- Experience of supervising the work of others
- Experience of report writing including review report writing and maintaining records to a high standard
- Experience of working with Learning Disability, Autism and managing behaviours which challenge.
- Experience of developing Person Centred care plans
DESIRABLE CRITERIA
- Experience of facilitating RQIA Inspections
- Experience of On Call duties, providing support and guidance for staff team
- Previous experience of managing group activities and coordinating group participation
- Experience of managing and administration of medication
- Experience of managing finances and budgets in line with RQIA standards
- Experience of working within a Multi-Disciplinary Team
Records Management
All employees of Seeconnell are legally responsible for all records held, including resident, corporate and administrative records. These include paper-based records and electronic, including emails. All such records should be maintained under the Data Protection Act 1998 and should follow Seeconnell’s policies on Confidentiality and Consent.
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
All employees have a responsibility to participate in regular Supervisions and Appraisals with their Manager and to identify Performance Standards of the Post. As part of the Appraisal process every employee is responsible for participating in identifying their own training and development need to meet those Performance Standards.
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
Attention is drawn to the responsibility of all employees to take reasonable care for the Health and Safety of themselves and other people who may be affected by their actions at work.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Corriewood Private Clinic Ltd is committed to being Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from people irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, ethnic origin, sexual orientation and religious background.
The organisation will guarantee an interview to any candidate who has a disability so long as they meet the essential criteria as stated in the Person Specification.
SMOKING
Corriewood Private Clinic Limited actively discourages smoking.
MOBILITY
The Post Holder will be based at Seeconnell Private Village. However, travel may be required.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Your attention is drawn to the confidential nature of information collected within Seeconnell Private Village and Corriewood Private Clinic Limited.
The unauthorised use or disclosure of service user or other personal information is regarded as gross misconduct and will be subjected to the Corriewood Private Clinic Limited Disciplinary Procedure and, in the case of computerised information, could result in a prosecution for an offence or action for civil damages under the Data Protection Act 1998.
