Activities Coordinator

Activities Coordinator – Willowdale Residential Home

Working Hours: 30 hours per week

Hourly Rate: £12.40 per hour

What we offer

•  Competitive pay rates

•  Free uniform

•  Free Employee Assistance Programme

•  Free Medicash Plan

•  Free Onsite Parking

•  Free Blue Light Card (Discounted Shopping)

•  Refer a Friend Incentive worth £100

•  Free online and face to face training             

We are currently looking for an Activities Coordinator with a natural caring nature to join our team.

Our aim at Willowdale Residential Home is to provide the highest standard of care in a relaxed, friendly environment with a friendly and empathetic approach. We ensure that residents can still enjoy the freedom and lifestyle of their choice, whilst receiving care that is appropriate to their needs built on dignity and respect and you will play a key part in this:

What will you be doing: -

·  Supervising the activities provision provided in the home, leading the activities team, being responsible for ensuring that all residents are equally involved in different activities.

·  Building relationships and supporting our residents helping to maintain their dignity and individuality through activities and group activities and one to one at time.

·  Planning and implementing person centred creative activities appropriate to resident’s needs and requests.

·  Being in charge of fundraising for the resident’s fund.

What you will bring:

•  Good communication skills to effectively interact with residents and fellow colleagues.

•  Reliability and flexibility to support the nature of the business.

Qualifications and Experience

Previous experience as an Activities Coordinator is not essential but would be welcomed.

Applicants must have a minimum of an NVQ/RQF Qualification or equivalent level 2 in health & social care to apply for this position.

Willowdale Residential Home is a progressive company which promotes career advancement opportunities providing free both on-line and classroom-based training to all care staff.

Social Care Wales

Please note that Willowdale Residential Home comply with the Social Care Wales Regulations and Rules 2022 and therefore, if you are working as an adult care worker and provide care, you are required to ensure that you are / are required to register with Social Care Wales (SCW), maintain your registration and hold a valid registration number

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check.

Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve.  We make sure all of our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Closing date for applications is 31st October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when sufficient applications are received.

As we often have many applicants for jobs at Willowdale Residential Home, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are short-listed for interview. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion.