Job Summary
Donnington House Care Home are recruiting for an experienced Well Being Coordinator who can plan and provide meaningful, fun and varied activities for the residents living at the care home.
This is an exciting role where each day is different. An important part of your role is to get to know the residents, to create tailored and personalised activities to fulfil their needs. Your primary focus is to promote and ensure a stimulating environment in which their emotional, social, physical, intellectual and spiritual needs are met.
We are looking for someone who is outgoing, motivated and personable, who genuinely cares about the lives of other people. Someone who can work to their own initiative and think 'outside of the box'. Someone who is a strong team player, who will strive to provide residents with the best quality care for every part of every day.
Duties include:
- Producing weekly activities plan for the care home and updating the activities file.
- Organising group and personalised activities to fulfil the resident’s needs.
- Carrying out risk assessments ahead of activities and outings
- Keeping records and care plans up to date
- Assisting with producing monthly newsletters and photographing events within the home
- Plus, additional administrative tasks as per the job description.
An example of what you could be doing:
- Engaging on a one-to-one level with each resident, this might be completing a crossword together, communicating through the power of music or helping a resident to organise their personal belongings whilst having a chat.
- Setting up smaller group activities, finding common interests amongst the residents, this might be flower arranging, playing a game of cards or quite simply having a cup of tea reminiscing about the old times
- Hosting themed days and events, this might be having a summer BBQ, or arranging a Christmas party
- Community engagement, connecting the residents to the local community based on their hobbies, interests and needs. This might be assisting in attending the village hall coffee morning or finding a local historian to provide a talk at the home.
The Requirements:
- Experience in similar setting is required
- A level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care is desirable. Must be willing to work towards.
Hours
32.5 hours a week
Working 5 days a week, working hours depend on the needs of the resident’s – predominantly 09.30-16.00
Including occasional weekends with 4 weeks’ notice
Rate of Pay
£13.97 an hour
Time and a third for weekend working
Double Time for bank holiday working
The Rewards:
- Induction and training
- Diploma in Health and Social Care opportunities
- Competitive rates of pay
- Pension scheme
- Blue Light Card discount scheme
If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role, please do get in touch – 01243 783883 or [email protected]
Pay: £13.97 per hour
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
