Social Events Assistant - Bradwell Village, Oxfordshire
Hourly Rate: £13.00 + benefits
Permanent Full-time or Part-time hrs available – Up to 26hrs per week
The Cotswold Home
Woodside Drive
Bradwell Village
OX18 4XA
CQC rated Rating: Outstanding
Elizabeth Finn is a leading care provider providing exceptional care throughout our eight prestigious care homes. Our company values are Bring Love, Inspire More, Act with Purpose and Welcome All.
About the Role
* Encourage and motivate colleagues to interact with residents, bringing the outside community to life in their discussions whilst going about their everyday activities.
* Frequently meet individual residents to establish their interests and consider how these can be supported.
* Ensure our residents’ experience is one where they feel they matter, are understood, listened to and able to make their own decisions.
* Support the organisation of a variety of external activities or visits to places of interest.
* Facilitate residents forming their own social groups and special interest groups.
You will promote independence and enhance the quality of life for all residents by assessing individual interests and encouraging these. You will motivate colleagues to engage with residents on a social level to support a fulfilled life experience for the individual.
Prior experience is desirable but not needed, as we will give you all the training you need to be successful in this role.
Benefits
* Fully paid induction programme
* Enhanced pay for family leave
* Flexible shifts
* 5.6 working weeks holiday per year
* Overtime and bank holiday enhancements to pay
* Group pension plan
* Occupational sick pay after probation
* Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme with free counselling and Mental Health First Aiders.
* Opportunity to earn rewards via Care Friends which you can cash in when you choose
* Free Blue Light card – provides members with thousands of amazing retail discounts
* Cycle to work scheme
* Long service awards
* Apprenticeships, continuous learning and development, professional development and study support opportunities
* Free DBS unless leaving during probation
* Uniform provided
* Free on-site parking
* Subsidised meals while on duty
Safeguarding
In the process of recruitment, selection and appointment Elizabeth Finn Homes implement a range of procedures and actions including Police/Enhanced DBS Checks to ensure our employees, residents and everyone is safeguarded, and abuse is prevented. This is in line with our company values, which are Bring Love, Inspire More, Act with Purpose and Welcome All.
Criminal record checks
As this role involves a regulated activity, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, with barred lists check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Elizabeth Finn strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences.
Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts, nurtures and retains the best people.
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