Job Description
Activity Coordinator
Service Name: St Audreys Care Home, - Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Hours: Various Hours Available
Do you want to make a positive difference to people's lives, enabling them to gain greater independence and improve their well-being? If the answer is yes, read on!
Who are Ambient Support?
Ambient Support, a registered UK charity with over 25 years' experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with a mental health needs and people with learning disabilities.
St Audrey's is a beautiful 19th Century Manor house which forms part of the Hatfield House Estate. It is an intimate Residential Care Home able to provide care and support to 38 residents. St Audrey's provides a friendly, supportive and welcoming home from home environment offering regular activities and organised events.
The role of our Activity Coordinator:
* To provide emotional support as required by the people we support.
* To plan and implement programmes of activities both within the Home and outside and to maintain a record of activities for each person we support.
* To be involved with the key work in planning an individual programme of activities.
* To organise and carry out physical, occupational, recreational, and educational activities to meet the needs of the people we support
* To build and maintain good relationships with the local community
* To always act in a way that presents a positive image
Skills and attributes of our Activity Coordinator:
- Good communication skills, patience, and flexibility.
- An understanding of safeguarding and person-centred support.
- A flexible working pattern and able to do shift work.
- Experience is desirable, however, is not essential, as we offer full training for all of our Staff.
Becoming part of the Ambient family brings benefits too!
* Flexible working, enabling work-life balance.
* National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s.
* Training and development
* `Refer a Friend' bonus scheme.
* Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme
* Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Do you want to take your first steps towards a new rewarding career? If the answer is yes, then we'd love to hear from you.
We positively welcome diversity of background, ethnicity, skills, talents, and contributions from everyone.
We are committed to Safeguarding. An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
REF - INDBH