Activities Leader - Older People's Service

DescriptionWorking hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week
Interview date: To be confirmed
Are you Passionate about the wellbeing of Older People? Do you have a flair for creativity and an energy to make a difference in people’s lives? Are you flexible, yet determined in your approach to enhancing the lives of Older People? Are you able to work ‘in the moment’ and pick up on the subtle communication clues of people living with Dementia? If so, we would like to hear from you!
Job Summary: As the Activities Leader, you will support residents to be occupied, stimulated, and engaged by ensuring that the home delivers a range of meaningful mental and physical activities that reflects their life histories, interests and preferences.
Key Responsibilities: Support each resident to enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship and support within a Christian environment
To motivate, guide, support and direct care home staff in the home activity provision, under the direction of the Head of Care and in partnership with Team Leaders
To ensure that all staff are aware of residents’ current level of physical, cognitive and psychological ability that will result in the provision of personally meaningful activities that will most engage residents and promote their wellbeing
Plan, organise, promote, provide appropriate resourcing and ensure the delivery of a weekly [7 days] programme of meaningful activities
In Partnership with Care staff, maintain full and accurate records of activities in order to monitor, record and evaluate individual and group participation and success.
The successful candidate[s] will be able to demonstrate:
* Experience of organising and delivering activities for people experiencing physical and psychological difficulties
* Be passionate about doing anything you can to improve the lives of the people who live in the home
* Good people leadership skills
* Ability to establish and maintain constructive relationships with a wide range of people
* Appropriate Social Care Qualification achieved or ability to work towards a Level 3 qualification specific to Activities with Older People
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK, Health Assessment and enhanced with the barred list adult workforce DBS Disclosure
Please note that any employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
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Features
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holiday
£24,988
NR28, North Walsham, Norfolk
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