Activity Co-ordinator

at  Advinia Healthcare

THE OPPORTUNITY…

Are you an enthusiastic and engaging person with a good imagination? Do you love working with elderly people? Golfhill Nursing and Residential Care Home is recruiting a Full-time Activities/Wellbeing Coordinator to join their team!

• Work with the Home Manager and Head of Dementia & Wellbeing to engage with and implement Advinia’s Wellbeing and Engagement Programme - S.P.E.C.S.
• Design and organise, in conjunction with Residents, a range of person-centred stimulating meaningful and engaging activities within the Home.
• Develop, manage and coordinate new and ongoing meaningful engagement programmes that encourage Residents to maintain pre-existing interests and hobbies.
• Encourage Colleagues, Residents, Relatives and Friends to participate in the Home’s meaningful engagement programme and help to embed a whole home approach to activities.
• Arrange trips and outings to enable Residents to engage in offsite activities to maintain their hobbies and interests.
• Support with creating an engaging and stimulating environment throughout the Home that is appropriate to the needs of Residents.
• In conjunction with the Home Manager agree and undertake fundraising opportunities to supplement activities budget.
• Maintain an activities budget, in conjunction with the Home Manager for the provision of resources, outings and entertainment.
• Maintain full and accurate records of activity budget spend.
• Encourage, involve and support Residents with deciding on the range of activities that take place within the Home through the development of a Resident’s Committee, ensuring all Residents have a voice and the opportunity to contribute and provide feedback.
• Ensure risk assessments have been completed for all activities and outings and reviewed as appropriate.
• Maximise the use of resources that are available to support with delivering meaningful and engaging activities such as; Band App, Advinia Monthly themes, Moments that Matter initiative, My Life TV, Daily Sparkle, Advinia Virtual Tours.
• To participate in and develop activities based on Advinia’s monthly activity themes, incorporating each of the areas of the S.P.E.C.S programme.
• Recognise that some Residents may not want to (or are unable to) participate in group/ communal activities and therefore plan individualised 1-2-1 activities as appropriate.