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Activities Assistant

4 months ago

Bournemouth, Bournemouth, United Kingdom Silverways Nursing Home Full time
Silverways is a nursing home in Highlciffe, Dorset offerring excellent nursing, residential, pallative and respite care. We are looking for a part time Activities Assisant to join the Activites team.

Job Title:

Activities Assistant

Reports to:

Activities Coordinator / The Registered Manager

Job Overview:
(Note - In addition to these functions, employees are required to carry out such duties as may reasonably be required)

  • Assist to develop and plan programmes, outings and events, staffing the events and overseeing the implementation of activities. Ensure the programme reflects the wishes and preferences of the current population of the organisation
  • To support and enable service users to access social networks and maintain personal interests in accordance with best practice, agreed standards, and legislation.
  • To undertake such training and development as required, from timetotime, to maintain and progress knowledge

Location:


The service's premises, but you may be required to work from other locations at the discretion of the company and with appropriate notice.


Working Hours:

5 days over a 7-day period, or as agreed with the manager.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Job

Role-specific Duties:

The Activities Coordinator's responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  • Help organise and plan activity programmes reflecting service users' preferences
  • Help support service users to access the internet and other communication methods such as letter writing, Skype and FaceTime
  • Help plan events within allocated budget
  • Ensure service users are at the heart of events and programmes to enhance their wellbeing
  • Be responsible for promoting and protecting the welfare of those individuals supported by the service

Responsibilities and Duties of the Job

Working with Others:

Other duties and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any or all of the items in the following list:

  • Develop effective working relationships with other employees within the service
  • Work in cooperation with members of the multidisciplinary teams to maximise opportunities for people in the service

Leading by Example:

  • Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth
  • Work within the relevant code of practice

Personal Responsibilities:

  • Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by management

Person Specification
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The selections for essential and desirable have been left intentionally blank for you to determine these._

Specific Requirement for Qualifications

Essential

Desirable
Good English - written and verbal

Yes
Vocational qualification or willingness to obtain qualification

Yes
Valid driver's licence

Yes

Specific Requirement for Skills

Essential

Desirable

Skills and Abilities
Proficient Computer Skills - To research activities and events, to support people to use the internet and produce colourful posters and newsletters

Yes
Communication Skills - Activities Assistants need to be able to speak with a variety of different groups, listen to their needs and work with big groups

Yes

Yes
Problem-solving Skills - Activities Assistants need to be able to fix situations quickly or adjust activities for all involved

Yes
Knowledge of event planning practices and techniques

Yes

Disposition/Personal Attributes
Speaking Skills - Activities Assistants need to be able to speak clearly and passionately to people, answer questions and keep people motivated

Yes

Specific Requirement for Previous Experience

Essential

Desirable
Previous experience of working in a similar environment

Yes
Previous experience of working in a similar role

Yes
Experience of working with people, in particular, those that may have additional support needs

Yes
Experience of event planning practices and techniques

Yes

Specific Requirement for Immunisations/Vaccinations

Essential

Desirable

Values-based Personal Qualities

Area

Specific Requirement

Working Together

  • Involve service users, families, external agencies and colleagues
  • Speak up when things go wrong

Respect and Dignity

  • Understand personcentred care and can demonstrate treating people as individuals and respecting choices
  • Promoting independence and encouraging appropriate risk taking

Everybody Counts

  • Ensuring no one is discriminated against or excluded
  • Understand human rights and impact on care delivery
  • Facilitating people to 'speak up' about concerns and acting upon them

Commitment to Quality of Care

  • Striving for quality in everything we do, recognising and understanding what quality in care means for people using the services
  • Being accepting about criticism and focusing on improvement
  • Being open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills and knowledge
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