Job Description:
Activity Coordinator
Location: The Donnington Care Home, Wantage Road, Donnington, Newbury RG14 3BE
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part Time, 18 hours per week, covering Saturday and Sunday
Salary: £13.30 - £14.30 per hour depending on experience
CQC rating: Good
Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.7 / 10
The Donnington in Newbury focuses on round-the-clock support for a wide range of needs. Care provision includes nursing or residential care, convalescence and respite, as well as palliative care support and help for adults with Parkinson's.
Residents can stay for a week, a month or longer- however long residents or loved ones need support. They'll get to relax and meet new friends, giving families complete peace of mind. The home has a dedicated respite room that can be booked up to six months in advance, staff are happy to accept last-minute requests too.
With scenic countryside surroundings, this converted red-brick Victorian house offers comfortable social environments, light and airy lounges, en-suite bedrooms and on-site therapies.
Many activities and fulfilling pastimes are enjoyed within the house, including art classes and musical recitals, with summer fetes and other annual events adding further to home life.
We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
An activity coordinator in our care home is like the chief fun officer. They create a vibrant, joy-filled atmosphere for our residents. They dream up exciting events and hobbies that residents will love. Think arts and crafts, baking, book clubs, and even pub quizzes.
They work closely with our residents and care teams to create tailored activity plans. Whether it's gentle chair-based exercise or a garden party, they've got it covered! Coordinators bring people together for laughter, camaraderie, and shared experiences. Activities aren't just fun; they're also therapeutic. From meditation to wellbeing classes, they boost residents' spirits and well-being.
You'll help us make health happen by:
- Running morning and afternoon activity sessions.
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Producing and updating an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget
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Organising birthday surprises for our residents
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Liaising with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home
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Organising one to ones with our residents, this might involve reminiscing tools, puzzles, reading or just a cup of tea and a chat
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Supporting the home with their social media channels as required
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
You're a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, who can also manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively managing priorities as they arise. Wanting to make a real difference, you're interested in caring for others, sharing your sense of humour and spreading your infectious enthusiasm for making people's lives better.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
- My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support - all available via one phone number 24/7
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Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
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Free meal on every shift
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28 days holiday
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Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
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Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
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Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
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We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
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Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
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Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
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Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
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We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to ”Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role.
We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and therefore is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK's Points Based Immigration System.
Time Type:
Part time
Job Area:
Care Home - Facilities & Home Support
Locations:
The Donnington
Paid volunteer time, Cycle to work scheme, Financial planning services, Health & wellbeing programme, Gym membership, Referral programme, Company pension, Free flu jabs, Private dental insurance, Discounted or free food, Additional leave, Employee mentoring programme
