Could you be our new Activities Coordinator? Care and Residential Home, Milford, Derbyshire£12.79/h (plus an extra 15p p/h if NVQ qualified) | Full-Time Contract | TEMPORARY CONTRACT | Good CQC
When you care, you can work in a job to be proud of. This is a wonderful opportunity to enhance our residents' well-being through meaningful activity.
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Milford Care are looking for a wonderful new activities coordinator to join our fantastic, hard-working team at Milford House care home on a temporary basis.
Milford House offers exceptional care within a beautiful grade II listed Georgian manor house close to Duffield and Belper.
Details of this position and what the home is offering:
· Temporary, full-time contract, working days with alternate weekends
· Rate of pay is £12.79 p/h with an extra 15p per hour if NVQ qualified
· A comprehensive induction and ongoing learning and development opportunities
· A supportive atmosphere with a fantastic team spirit
What We Are Looking For In our Activities Coordinator:
· A pro-active person who will think of new ways to fundraise for our residents
· Experience working in a UK nursing home setting is preferable but not vital as training will be required. Preferably you will have a keen interest in working in older peoples' services
· A flexible approach to working with availability at weekends
· You will be compassionate and respectful and able to build relationships with colleagues and those that you care for
· To help to enable our residents to live fulfilling and enjoyable lives, through a range of activities.
Your Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· To ensure all residents are asked if they would like to participate in all activities.
· To ensure an activity is organised for each morning and afternoon every day of the week.
· To ensure you gather information from each resident, including 'This is Me' sheets, informing of their likes and dislikes, hobbies and interests.
· To ensure a wide variety of interests are covered.
· To ensure all residents are able to participate in some form of activity.
· Cater to all residents.
· To liaise with manager as to needs and availability of equipment.
· To ensure you document on a daily basis all the residents who have taken part in each activity.
· To ensure you care for all our residents in an appropriate manner and provide adequate safety precautious during each activity.
· Make activity planners, and liaise with the care and catering staff to inform of all upcoming plans.
Benefits
* Full in-house training programme, leading to obtaining the industry-recognised Care Certificate, with support from our dedicated group training coordinator.
* Bonus Scheme and Friend Referral Rewards via the CareFriends app.
· A dedicated senior management team and family-feel approach, which may not be found in larger organisations; Milford Care remains in the caring hands of the same two families who founded the company over 35 years ago.
· Our very own Milford Care Awards night which happen every year and thank you for all the wonderful care you have given to our residents
· Milford Care are one of the first care providers in the UK to adopt the Montessori method of caregiving- The goal is to engage the senses in order to help people rediscover the world around them. We have monthly Montessori book clubs as well as many other activities
· The daily job is not just task-based, we focus completely on person-centred care for our residents – they have the freedom to choose exactly what their day will look like, what they'd like to eat, when they wish to get up or go to bed and much more
· Free uniform
* Workplace pension
* Progression Opportunities – we are fully committed to supporting you in the gaining the qualifications to progress in the career you love. Two of our home managers worked as care assistants for Milford Care
By joining our Activities team, you can make all the difference in the world to a vulnerable person's everyday life.
To apply now, please follow the link provided.
Please note any offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and employment reference checks in addition to verification of UK professional registration (if applicable), right to work in the UK and Occupational Health clearance.
About Us
Our philosophy is simple and unwavering.
At Milford Care it is the right of each resident in our care…
· to be cared for with dignity, respect, compassion and kindness
· to receive care based on individual needs and informed choice
· to feel part of a community
· to voice opinions and make personal decisions at all times
· to be cared for by people who appreciate their need for privacy
If you're the sort of person who treats others with respect, listens to their needs, understands their emotions, and is warm, kind and honest, we want you
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Pay: From £12.79 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* Referral programme
* Store discount
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: ACMH0825