This Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator role at Avery Healthcare is focused on providing a wide range of engaging activities to support the physical, psychological, and social wellbeing of residents. The successful candidate will have experience working with older people in a residential or nursing setting, and a passion for creating meaningful experiences for residents.
Main duties
* Plan and deliver a diverse range of activities and events to stimulate residents' interests and promote independence, choice, and fulfillment.
* Understand residents' life histories, needs, and preferences to create a monthly activity plan and a weekly overview.
* Arrange outings and encourage involvement from staff, relatives, and visitors.
* Maintain a safe and positive living environment and contribute to the positive image of the home.
About us
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents and fostering a supportive and empowering environment for their team members. With over 100 homes across the country, Avery Healthcare delivers exceptional care and a culture where employees feel valued and inspired every day.
Job responsibilities
Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams and aim to help you grow in a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Your focus as a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator will be to provide a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate residents\' physical, psychological, and social well-being and to understand the need to promote privacy, dignity, independence, choice, rights, and fulfilment for all residents.
Other responsibilities will include:
* Identifying residents\' life history, needs, and preferences to support development of a detailed life story.
* Planning and submitting to the Home Manager a monthly activity and wellbeing plan and a weekly overview.
* Arranging activities, events, and outings, encouraging involvement of staff, relatives, and visitors.
* Maintaining a safe living and working environment and contributing to a positive, professional home image.
About you
To be successful, you must live our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in all that you do.
Our ideal candidate must have:
* Experience working with older people in a residential nursing or dementia setting
* Experience organising activities and events
* Effective verbal and written communication skills
* A positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events
About Avery
At Avery, we are not just one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams and aim to help you grow in a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Your focus as a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator will be to provide a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate residents\' physical, psychological, and social well-being and to understand the need to promote privacy, dignity, independence, choice, rights, and fulfilment for all residents.
Other responsibilities will include:
* Identifying residents\' life history, needs, and preferences to support development of a detailed life story.
* Planning and submitting to the Home Manager a monthly activity and wellbeing plan and a weekly overview.
* Arranging activities, events, and outings, encouraging involvement of staff, relatives, and visitors.
* Maintaining a safe living and working environment and contributing to a positive, professional home image.
About you
To be successful, you must live our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in all that you do.
Our ideal candidate must have:
* Previously worked with older people in a residential nursing dementia setting
* Experience organising activities and events
* Effective communication skills, verbal and written
* A positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events
About Avery
At Avery, we are not just one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.
Please note this role will require:
* ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* To be successful in this role, you must have previous experience working with older people in a residential or nursing setting, as well as experience organizing activities and events. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential, as is a positive attitude towards older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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