Thursday, December 31, 2015

Activities Co-ordinator



Job Summary

At our care home encouraging residents to join in activities and have fun is central to our approach to care. As our Activities Organiser you’ll lead the way in helping to make that fun happen. Keep residents happy and occupied and we’ll keep you busy with a great career in our fast-growing care services company.


At Care UK we’re one of the UK’s leading providers of health and social care services. We’re opening brand new, purpose-built care homes across the country and we’re now looking for an Activities Organiser who is passionate about keeping residents active and busy.


You’ll create a stimulating and varied programme of leisure activities and social events inside and outside the home for residents to enjoy. You’ll also work with each new resident to understand their likes/dislikes, abilities and needs, and put together an individual social care plan for them that you’ll evaluate regularly.


Your people skills, positivity and warmth will inspire everyone to get involved in activities. You’ll enjoy working with relatives and care teams, as well as community groups and religious bodies to give residents all the support they need.


Responsible To

Home Manager


Key Responsibilities

• To maintain a stimulating programme of leisure pursuits and social events for both groups of residents and on an individual basis.
• Produce a weekly social events programme and ensure that it is advertised within the home.
• To ensure that the social care plan for each resident is in place within three weeks of the date of admission and reviewed regularly.
• To consult with and assess each resident in order to identify their social and recreational requirements according to their likes, dislikes, abilities and needs.
• To organise social and recreational events within and without the home.
• To assess on a regular basis the effectiveness of the programme of social events and recreational pursuits.
• To liaise and consult with relatives and other staff within the home when writing social care plans.
• To assess and evaluate social care plans on a monthly basis.
• To assist and support residents at meal times ensuring that the appropriate equipment is available and that the ambience is conducive to a relaxed environment.
• To liaise with the senior person in charge on a daily basis.
• To involve residents in social events organised by the local community and encourage community groups to have involvement in the life of the home.
• To ensure the spiritual and worship needs of residents are met.
• To build and maintain a suitable stock of social events and hobby equipment such as: craft materials, board games, jigsaws, cards, needlework, paints, etc.
• To provide inspiration resources and ideas to care staff for group and one to one social events.
• To maintain standards of infection control within the home and to assist residents to maintain their own infection control needs.
• To attend all statutory and mandatory training as required by the Company in order to fulfil your duties.
• To attend appropriate training courses and/or programmes to enhance personal and professional knowledge and skills.


Skills & Experience

• Experience of working with vulnerable adults
• Customer service experience
• The ability to compile social care plans for residents
• Ability to communicate on the telephone
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Able to return information and carry out instructions accurately.
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Able to work with residents to ensure they have fulfilling lives
• Able to prioritise workload
• Able to use own initiative
• Shares ideas with others [to make improvements]
• Keen to learn and improve own performance
• Committed to communicate with customers to understand their needs
• Will go the extra mile to help fulfil customers needs
• Has a ‘can-do’ attitude to work
• Enjoys working effectively as part of a team


Additional Information

• This is a part time role of 24 hours per week.
• Our Care Home is based in Chelsea, London and we are looking for candidates within a commutable distance to SW10 9NG.




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