Job Description:
Senior Activity Co-ordinator
Freeland Croft Care Home Redfields Lane, Church Crookham, Fleet GU52 0AD
£13.20 - £14.20per hour Full time Position
We know that family can come from anywhere. At Bupa Care Homes, it's our privilege to care for people – treating each resident as if they were part of our own family. Right now, we’re looking for a creative and caring Activity Coordinator to join our friendly team at The LindsayCare Home in Poole to help us be the positive difference to our resident’s lives.
What your typical day involves
1. Running a morning and afternoon activity session. Activities are tailored to our residents but can include musical acts, days out, exercise classes, visitors from the community, arts and crafts, the possibilities are endless!
2. Producing and updating an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget
3. Supporting our residents and encouraging them to partake in activities
4. Organising birthday surprises for our residents
5. Ensuring everything is organised for planned activities, events, performers and co-ordinating days out
6. Liaising with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home
7. Assisting with breakfast, lunch and dinner duties (when necessary)
8. Organising one to ones with our residents, this might involve reminiscing tools, puzzles, reading or just a cup of tea and a chat
9. Updating paperwork, care plans, activity notes and managing emails
10. Supporting the home with their social media channels as required
Who we’re looking for
You’re a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, who can also manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively managing priorities as they arise. Wanting to make a real difference, you’re interested in caring for others, sharing your sense of humour and spreading your infectious enthusiasm for making people’s lives better. Whether it’s motivating colleagues to support each activity or event, making links in the local area or even getting friends and family involved, you’ll pack a lot of community spirit into everything you do.
What’s in it for you?
11. Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development, access to internal apprenticeship schemes
12. Your DBS Check (£44) paid for
13. Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that offers you the choice to be in control of when you access your earnings*
14. NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support
15. 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory bank holidays)
16. Hot meal provided on a 12-hour shift
17. Refer a friend bonus scheme
18. Uniform provided
19. Health & wellbeing tools; including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments
20. Shopping Discounts (via Xexec)
21. Cash plan (after 18 months’ service) giving you the ability to claim on more everyday items such as dental, optical and private prescriptions
22. Free flu vaccine
Who we are
As a leading healthcare group, we run care homes and retirement villages in the health and social care sector, health centres, dental centres and hospitals all over the world. As well as providing insurance to over 16 million people. We’re a big company but no matter what business area you’re in, our purpose is simple – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
And we have belief in you to help us achieve it.
Want to know more? Check us out on Facebook and Twitter by searching for Bupa UK Careers.
Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Care Home - Facilities & Home Support
Locations:
Freelands Croft