‘The Rainbow Care Group is a pioneering company who provide specialist day services throughout the community. Our mission is to change the way Dementia Care is delivered throughout the UK by offering a person-led day service which is meaningful and purposeful for each of the individuals who attend.’
Do you want to work in Healthcare but without the evenings and weekends???
We Are Hiring a Dementia Specialist Day Club Supervisor!
NVQ Level 2 preferred and willing to work towards NVQ Level 3. Full specialist dementia training will be provided. Driving license and own transport essential.
Other than that all we need from you is a kind and caring nature, a fun personality, and a commitment to enhancing the lives of others. Experience in a care background essential but your biggest asset will be your values.
Day Club Locations are around the Newcastle and Northumberland and applicants must be willing to travel to Day Club locations for their shifts.
Initially, the job will be based out of our Morpeth location for 2 days per week, with additional holiday cover at other locations.
Excellent rates of pay, career progression, regular bonuses, and a great quality of life while at work.
We guarantee you will go home every day smiling!
Contact us on 0191 818 9118 for more information or send CV to apply.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Job Duties
General Scope of the Post
To organize and manage the overall running of the day clubs, in various locations.
To manage, supervise and support colleagues and other day club volunteers or visitors to carry out their duties safely and effectively.
To plan and provide a wide range of activities, to interest and stimulate service users physically and mentally and contribute to their overall wellbeing.
To understand and promote privacy, dignity, independence and choice for all service users.
Responsibilities and duties
- To acquaint oneself immediately upon coming on duty with the relevant events relating to service users using the One Touch system.
- To ensure the premises and environment is safe and effective for clients, staff, and visitors.
- To risk assess all activities and equipment as required.
- To complete the monthly activity planners and food menus using each individual clients life story, activity checklist and healthcare assessments.
- To manage the monthly budget for meals and activities.
- To encourage service users to maintain maximum independence, taking into account any physical/mental disabilities and to stimulate their participation in activities.
- To encourage social interactions between service users.
- To provide support and guidance to colleagues in fulfilling the duties of their posts including writing a daily allocation in collaboration with other staff members and volunteers.
- Where applicable to participate in staff meetings, providing feedback and new ideas and to assist in implementing recommendations that relate to individual service users and to the group as a whole.
- To assist with the preparation of simple refreshments, light meals, clearing and washing up of crockery for service users.
- Maintain a safe working environment, removing potential hazards.
- Responsible for reading and ensuring all staff members at the day clubs have also read each service users care plan and are aware of all care needs and any risks associated.
- Responsible for ensuring the safety of each service user including providing any first aid that may be required and deciding on the appropriate course of action with the support of management if available.
- Responsible for administering medication if required, in line with company policy and training.
- To encourage community involvement and interaction, developing community links with schools, other services etc for special events.
- To adhere to existing working practices, methods, procedures, undertake relevant training and development activities and to respond positively to new development and changes and to adapt to new tasks relating to this current role.
- To maintain confidentiality and observe data protection.
- To complete risk assessments on activities, outings and events as necessary.
- Maintain professional knowledge and competence and use own initiative to source new activities.
- Report any changes in service users’ physical or emotional condition to the Manager.
- To participate in enhancing the intellectual and social wellbeing of the service users you support.
- Encourage staff members, relatives and friends to participate in the activities.
- To plan ongoing weekly activities in conjunction with the service users wishes through wind downs and discussions.
- Maintain full and accurate records of activities using One Touch, in order to monitor, record and evaluate individual and group participation and success and to complete quarterly evaluations.
- To communicate personally with all relatives in regards to any Day Club matters relevant to that day (Unless complex situations, then seek advice from management).
- To complete accident and incident log as required.
Hours
2 days per week: likely to be Mondays and Fridays
8.30am to 4.30pm.
Initially contracted to a minimum of 16 hours per week (over 2 days). With the option to increase days in the future as we open new locations.
Additional hours will be required to provide holiday cover at other locations.
Additional hours may be required from time to time for training, staff meetings, or to support new day clubs.
Pay: £13.50-£14.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Discounted or free food
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
