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Hilton House Care Home is a purpose-built 51 bed care facility located in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent. Created to provide the highest standards of comfort, safety, and personalised care, Hilton House supports residents with a variety of needs, including residential and dementia residential care. The home reflects the Lovett Care promise of excellence, offering a warm and supportive environment where residents feel truly at home. We incorporate the latest care technologies and deliver a rich programme of daily activities and gentle exercise to encourage wellbeing and enhance quality of life. Our dedicated team is carefully selected for their compassion and professionalism, and benefits from comprehensive induction and ongoing training provided by our in-house trainers.
We are seeking to appoint a kind, enthusiastic and fun Wellbeing Assistant to join our team. To contribute to the creation of a caring and inclusive culture around therapeutic activities in the home. To deliver and support Wellbeing Coordinator in developing a programme that has a whole team approach and forms a core part of the offering in the home. We have a 18 hourcontract available with an hourly rate of £12.60 Shift times are, with alternate weekend working but we do require some flexibility in terms of hours worked to meet the needs of the business.
Role Responsibilities:
* Contribute to the creation of ongoing weekly activity programmes that ensure a wide range of opportunities are available to stimulate the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of all residents.
* Provide an innovative programme so that residents can achieve extraordinary things, with their capabilities.
* Motivate and guide other members of staff in the home to incorporate wellbeing and activity into their role wherever possible, with support and direction from the Wellbeing Coordinator.
* Be familiar with a resident's life story and Wellbeing and Activity plan for each residents and contribute to that plan and that it is regularly reviewed.
* Ensure adequate and up to date risk assessments are in place for all events and activities planned and undertaken in liaison with the Wellbeing Coordinator.
* Understand the needs of people with the various conditions residents have in the home.
* Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of adults that the post holder is responsible for or comes into contact with.
Skills and experience required:
* Experience of working with older people is essential.
* Experience of delivering an activity programme is essential.
* Evidence of the ability to assess, plan and evaluate the activity needs of older people is essential.
* The ability to work individually and in a team is essential.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential
* Demonstrate the ability to prioritise and handle emergency situations effectively.
* Be creative, imaginative and enthusiastic and have the ability to forward plan .
The Benefits
Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles
* Bank holiday and overtime enhancements
* 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum
* Paid DBS
* Uniform provided
* Paid training
* Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only – Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant
* Excellent induction programme for new starters
* A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company
* Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications
* A competitive rate of pay
* Wellbeing programmes
* Recognition awards – employee of the month and golden tickets
* Ongoing career development
* Pension scheme
* EarlyPay – access to your money as you earn (pay advance)
Who Are We?
At Lovett Care, we've been delivering exceptional care since 2009, with homes across England and in Wales. With a solid reputation in the care industry, we take pride in creating a 'home from home' environment where residents can live life to the fullest, no matter their age or condition. Our values guide everything we do, and we believe our people are our greatest asset.
Our Mission and Vision:
To be recognised as a passionate and committed provider offering quality person-centred care in a safe, comfortable 'home from home' environment. Our Vision is through the professionalism and collaboration of our team members, we achieve an excellent standard of person-centred care where everyone has the freedom of choice, privacy, dignity and is treated with the upmost respect.
Join us and be part of something special at Lovett Care.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
This position is subject to a DBS check