Activity Support Organiser
1 week ago
Salary
£22,572.70
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Package
£22,572.70 plus benefits
Date posted
31/05/2024
Job reference
OPR0000546
Optalis is the Adult Social Care delivery partner on behalf of Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council.
Optalis is owned and funded by the two councils - it is not a private provider or an employment agency.
Activities Support Organiser
- Dementia, Community Lives
Full-Time - £11.70 per hour
Boyn Grove Dementia Resource Centre is a specialist day centre offering a range of therapeutic activities for people with physical disabilities and long term health issues, such as Parkinson's, memory loss, dementia and strokes.
We aim to improve and maintain the quality of life for older people by offering the chance to socialise in our easy to navigate environment, which has high contrast floors and walls, reminiscence areas and tactile wall panels for stimulation and different sensory experiences.
We are recruiting Activities Support Organisers forfull-time roles to cover;
- Mon-Fri
- Occasional evenings and weekends, hours vary
As an Activities Support Organiser, you will provide high quality, person-centred support and care to individuals visiting the Day Service.
Tasks may include personal care, administering medication and serving food and drinks, but you will also be involved in organising and hosting activities for our customers during their visit.
There are regular on-site activities such as arts and crafts, quizzes, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and gardening, as well as outings to local attractions.
This role requires you to be able to
drive as you may be asked to support at our sites in Windsor, Woodley and Wokingham, as well as working in the community for off-site activities.
We ask that you bring a positive attitude, a lot of energy and a willingness to get involved in with our customers during their time with us.
Working for Optalis you will also receive a range of benefits, including:- A Perkbox rewards package offering discounts on cinema, shopping, health, travel and insurance.
- 25 days annual leave (pro rata) increasing annually to a maximum of 30 days, as well as 8 bank holidays and an extra day off for your birthday.
- An additional health and wellbeing day.
- A comprehensive paid training and development programme.
- Excellent career progression opportunities and support.
- As a valued and integral member of the team you will have a voice in the service and forums to be heard and make a difference
- STAR awards a reward scheme which recognises staff who have gone the extra mile.
- A generous pension scheme.
All successful applicants will be required to undertake a DBS check and will need to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.
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