Head of Activities (Full Time)

Head of Activities

Hampton Care Home, TW12

£13.50 per hour

At Canford Healthcare we specialise in providing quality residential care for the elderly across our group of care homes.

A fantastic and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Activities to become part of our team at Hampton Care Home.

This position is a full time permanent role for 40 hours every week, working on a rota basis between Monday and Sunday.

Activities are vital to the health and wellbeing of our residents. You will lead the activities team and organise a varied programme of meaningful activities inside the home as well as trips out to places of interest.

You will be responsible for planning activities whilst maintaining an annual budget, regularly reporting on expenditure and the success of activities. You will report into the Home Manager and keep them informed about planned activities and requirements for equipment, arrange for outside singers, musicians, art and craft specialists and friendly animals to come safely into the home, record activities on care plans and hold regular meetings with residents and their families to plan events and gain feedback.

The role also requires you to conduct regular supervisions and annual appraisals with your team and assist colleagues with arranging activities for staff when required.

You will need to be flexible to meet the needs of our residents, have previous experience of working with elderly people, be able to encourage and motivate others and build positive relationships with residents, their families and colleagues. You must be creative and have strong leadership skills and the ability to lead by example.

Specific Qualifications / Skills / Attributes

• A flexible approach to meet the needs of our residents.
• Previous experience of working with elderly people and those with dementia.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to encourage and motivate others and to build positive relationships with residents, their families and colleagues.
• You must be creative and have strong leadership skills along with the ability to lead by example.

Our philosophy is to create a secure, relaxed, happy and homely atmosphere for the residents to live in and for the staff to work in. We specialise in providing quality nursing and residential care for the elderly.

We are part of the Canford Healthcare group of homes.

If you would like to join our successful team, please select "apply now" and forward us your CV.