Activities Coordinator

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Located just two miles from the Ashby shopping centre in Scunthorpe, the Richden Park care home is a purpose-built residential care home with 52 beds and staff trained in a range of specialist care, including end of life and respite care.

We 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

Richden Park Care Home

37-43 Old Brumby Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 2AJ

Telephone: 01724 280 587

Email Address: richdenpark@bondcare.co.uk

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