Activities Coordinator

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Nestled in the Kent countryside is Ashurst Park Care Home, a peaceful facility with landscaped gardens, a wide variety of activities and amenities.

W e are looking for an activities coordinator to join our team!

Job purpose: To plan and implement activities appropriate to Service Users need and requests.

Required:

  • Proven ability to develop and organise a range of events/activities for Service Users in all categories
  • Friendly, creative and confident
  • Good numerical and word processing skills
  • Confident team player
  • Satisfactory Policy Check and check against the PoVA list
  • Ability to work on own initiative

Desired:

  • Previous experience of working with the relevant Service User group
  • Qualification in remedial/occupational therapies
  • Flexible approach towards working routines

Main responsibilities

  • Help Service Users to socialise within the Care Centre and provide a variety of activities that cater for all tastes
  • Plan and initiate monthly rolling/individual programmes, and encourage Service Users to maintain pre-existing hobbies
  • Accompany Service Users where possible to of site activities which may occasionally take place outwith normal working hours
  • Help to create an atmosphere that suits individual Service Users within the Care Centre
  • Maintain full and accurate records of daily activities using appropriate documents and assist the Key Worker to review and update Service User Care Files
  • Discuss the aims and objectives of recreation therapy with other Staff Members
  • Provide comfort and company on a one to one basis for Service Users who are unable to undertake any form of activity

Ashurst Park Care Home

Fordcombe Road, Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0RD

Telephone: 01892 709 000

Email Address: ashurstpark@bondcare.co.uk

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