New Career, New You, New Opportunity; New Care!
Our stunning new home Bridgewater Manor, a purpose-built care
home facility in the popular location of Worsley Village, Salford. The
home is registered to provide care to 71 residents who have a variety
of care needs including residential and nursing. The home meets all
CQC requirements and provides the highest of safety, comfort and care
to residents. The home reflects the New Care vision of providing the
highest standards of safety, comfort and care. We invest in the latest
technology, and offer a purposeful programme of daily activity and
gentle exercise to enhance the experience, care and wellbeing of our
residents. All team members are hand selected for their warmth and
passion, they have a full induction and ongoing training from our
in-house trainers in conjunction with the New Care Academy. The home
is rated GOOD in all domains by CQC. New Care has had a 0 agency usage
for over 4 years as we employ a permanent staff team to ensure
continuity of care to residents from staff that know them and that
residents know and trust.
Across New Care all of our staff are paid the national living wage or above.
We are seeking to appoint a kind, organised and fun Wellbeing
Coordinator to join our team. To deliver and support other staff in
the running of activities and be an example of best practice to others
who provide activities in the home, placing great value on social
contact and companionship. Engage actively by engaging with the local
community and fostering and developing meaningful relationships both
in and out of the home. We have a 37.5 hours contract available with
an hourly rate of £12.44! Shift times are 0900-1700, with alternate
weekend working but we do require some flexibility in terms of hours
worked to meet the needs of the business.
Role Responsibilities:
• Create ongoing weekly activity programmes that ensure a wide
range of opportunities are available to stimulate the physical, mental
and emotional wellbeing of all residents.
• Provide an innovative programme so that residents can achieve
extraordinary things, within their capabilities.
• Coordinator staff to deliver activities, based on their
personal skills and interests.
• Ensure a life story and Wellbeing and Activity plan is in
place for each resident and that the plan is regularly reviewed.
• Ensure adequate and up to date risk assessments are in place
for all events and activities planned and undertaken.
• Provide supervision and coaching of the Wellbeing Assistant.
• Understand the needs of people with the various conditions
residents have in the home.
• Take responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare
of adults that the post holder is responsible for or comes into
contact with.
Skills and experience required:
• Experience of working with older people is essential.
• Experience of delivering an activity programme is essential.
• Evidence of the ability to assess, plan and evaluate the
activity needs of older people is essential.
• The ability to work individually and in a team is essential.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritise and handle emergency
situations effectively.
• Be creative, imaginative and enthusiastic and have the
ability to forward plan.
The Benefits
Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more
senior and management roles
• Bank holiday and overtime enhancements
• 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum
• Paid DBS
• Uniform provided
• Paid training
• Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only
– Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant
• Excellent induction programme for new starters
• A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress
within the company
• Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications
• A competitive rate of pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing programmes
• Recognition awards – employee of the month and golden tickets
• Ongoing career development
• Travel plan – walk or ride a bike and get a free meal that day
• Christmas Bonuses
• Pension scheme
• HASTEE - access to your money as you earn (pay advance)
About New Care
The care philosophy of New Care aims to ensure all residents
maintain the highest level of independence and achieve their full
potential whatever that may be – physical, intellectual, emotional or
social. We believe this philosophy can be achieved by providing
professional, person- centred care, nurturing each resident
individually exploring and understanding their needs. The health,
well-being and happiness of our residents is always our number one priority.
Each New Care home is purpose built and expertly designed with
the needs of our residents in mind. Internally the design is luxurious
yet comfortable and practical.
The company ethos ‘To celebrate the wonder of people’ relates
to all those who are part of the New Care family, residents, their
family and friends, staff members and professional visitors.
Ultimately we want residents to live their lives to the fullest and to
be proud of their home and feel happy to invite their family and
friends to visit.
This position is subject to a DBS check