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Job Title: Activities Coordinator
Reference Number: HCPA004341
Company Name: Benslow Management Company Limited - Benslow Nursing Home
Shifts Available: Days
Location: Hitchin
Type of Care Provider: Nursing Home
Supporting individuals with: Dementia , Older Adults , End Of Life , Physical Disability , Sensory Impairment , Neurological Conditions
Pay/Salary: £12.25 - £14.25 Per Hour
Hours of Work: 30 Hours Per Week - 10:00 - 16:00
Driving Required: No
Contract Type: Part Time Contract

About the Company

 

Benslow Nursing Home is a 32 bedded nursing home, part of the Benslow care home group formulated in 1982 by Stephen and Susan McQuinn.  We have small care homes, creating a warm home from home environment where we deliver person centred care with empathy and respect. 

 

We are now looking for an Activities Co-ordinator to join our team to plan group and one to one activities that deliver great interest and outcomes for the people we support and care for.

 

Why should I apply for this Activities Coordinator job?

 

  • Competitive pay
  • Employee recognition
  • End of year bonus
  • Employee assistive program
  • Training and development
  • Free parking
  • Free lunch
  • Company pension
  • Well-being packages
  • Valuing our teams - Fab Awards recognition

 

Care Professional Academy Rewards include:  

 

  • Hertfordshire based Rewards 
  • Student Discount Packages 
  • Access to a Student Card - usually exclusive to university students!  
  • Care Professional Rewards: Discount codes, cashback and savings on over 800 UK retailers including Sainsbury’s, Argos, Boots, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, John Lewis/Waitrose, Apple, Pizza Hut and many more.  
  • Discounts on travel including bus ticket discounts, reduced servicing, and car leasing.  

 

And a lot more... 

 

What does this Activities Coordinator job involve?

 

  • You will encourage and support social inclusion and community integration and support the manager with community events held at the home also.
  • You will work with the key worker to ensure we meet the interests of the residents.  You will gain feedback from residents and adapt activities to their current likes and dislikes.
  • You wll be a team player and work with care assistants who are also engaging with the residents on a day to day basis and will assist in delivery support for these activities.
  • You will plan group activities and organise the booking of entertainment, the purchase of materials etc.
  • You will organise community activities and arrange transport/checks.
  • You will record activities in the Person Centred software for the individual residents.
  • You will assist in formulating a monthly newsletter for residents and relatives and ensure material and photographs have consent to share agreements in place.

 

 

Am I the right person for this Activities Coordinator job?

 

  • We ask that all of our teams treat each other and our residents with dignity and respect.
  • We ask you show empathy and understanding to the residents and their needs.
  • We ask you assist us to ensure the residents are supported to explore activies they enjoy and you listen to their feedback and make changes and support new activities as required.
  • We ask you respect the residents as the adults they are and assist the residents and the supporting care teams to understand their likes and dislikes and meet their needs.