Overview
Join Our Team as an Activities & Lifestyles Assistant at The Burlington Care Home by Boutique Care Homes.
About Boutique Care Homes
Boutique Care Homes is a family-run care provider, we pride ourselves on providing compassionate care, with true family values, ensuring your loved one lives a fulfilled life, enjoying fresh, nutritious home-cooked food and a choice of activities and entertainment in their later life. Our team is dynamic and energetic, evolving with the times, ensuring safety and well-being come first, providing you peace of mind that your loved one is well cared for.
Why Boutique Care Homes?
* Competitive salary
* Company pension
* Free team lunches*
* Free on-site parking*
* Free employee expert counselling & support from qualified advisors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
* Refer a friend incentive scheme
* Blue Light Card discounts
* BCH quarterly recognition awards
* Long service awards
Job Description
Activities & Lifestyle Assistant’s play a vital role in ensuring that our residents lead fulfilling and meaningful lives in a caring and supportive environment. Your responsibilities will revolve around planning, organising, and facilitating a diverse range of activities and programs both inside and outside of the home that cater to the physical, emotional and social needs of our residents. You will contribute to creating a vibrant and fulfilling lifestyle within our care community.
Responsibilities
* Conduct group and one to one activities with and for the residents based on appropriate assessment using all relevant sources of information.
* Train and guide the care team in constructive activities to ensure residents are involved in activities at all times as part of the overall care provision.
* Adopt a ‘one team approach’ to activities and lifestyle whereby all team members from all departments get involved in delivering activities to create a fun, vibrant environment for residents and staff.
* Coordinate and collaborate with different departments to provide comprehensive care and ensure effective internal communication and teamwork.
* Plan and execute activities that enhance residents’ quality of life while coordinating with other departments to avoid conflicts with medical appointments or essential services.
* Engage in continuous improvement by reflecting on activities and events and identifying areas for enhancement.
* Establish close contact with outside bodies (e.g., Alzheimer’s Society, WI, Help the Aged, Age Concern, local churches, and other charitable organisations) to support the home.
* Arrange for outside bodies and individuals to visit the home to provide entertainment, stimulation, and therapeutic input as appropriate.
* Get to know every resident’s interests and backgrounds to deliver person-centered activities.
* Liaise with the care team regarding celebration of residents’ birthdays and anniversaries.
* Collaborate with the care team on cultural and religious beliefs/celebrations.
* Maintain and distribute the home’s library of books to ensure residents have access to materials.
* Communicate with relatives and friends of residents as required.
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
* Good people and relationship-building skills.
* Positive work ethic.
* Discretion and confidentiality.
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
* Ability to work using own initiative.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to motivate others to join in with meaningful activities.
How to Apply
If you’re ready to make a difference and help us make a positive impact on the lives of our residents, apply today by submitting your CV.
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