Activities Co-ordinator

**Activities Co-ordinator**

**Job Summary**

To organise and provide a varied and appropriate programme of activity which is based around the needs, wishes, and desires of the individuals we support. The activities delivered will help the people we support to live healthier, more independent, and fulfilling lives.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Working under the direction of the Home Manager, and in partnership with the home’s activities and dementia leads to facilitate and support the completion of My Life Story and This is Me documentation, and promote their use by all colleagues to better understand our residents.
- Liaise with individuals, relatives, friends, and other colleagues to ensure a full knowledge of their likes, dislikes, interests, abilities, and difficulties.
- Explore the most appropriate methods and resources for meeting activity needs including group events and individual sessions, involving internal and external community based resources.
- Advertise and promote the planned programme in a manner which encourages involvement of all individuals. Relatives, and colleagues.
- Assist and develop a planned programme which allows for necessary changes, to ensure residents have access to activities covering seven days a week including evenings and weekends.
- Maintain written records of individual assessments and life stories, their participation and activity evaluations in line with guidance provided and best practice.
- Maintain a portfolio of information including a range of activities available within the Home and local community.
- To ensure that the activity care plan for each resident is in place within one week of the date of admission, updated when new information is gathered, and reviewed at least monthly.
- In conjunction with the Home Manager, deliver a resident and relative activity forum within the home, at least once each quarter, to regularly review the individual needs, the programme of activities, and levels of participation.
- To organise themed events as required, based on local holidays, traditions, etc.
- To organise outings as appropriate and based on residents wishes and preferences.
- To assist and support residents at meal times ensuring that the appropriate equipment is available and that the ambience is conducive to a relaxed environment.
- To liaise with the senior person in charge on a daily basis.
- To involve residents in social events organised by the local community and encourage community groups to have involvement in the life of the home.
- To build and maintain a suitable stock of social events and hobby equipment such as: craft material, board games, jigsaws, cards, needlework, paints, etc.
- In conjunction with the Home Manager, manage and monitor the activity spend for maximum effectiveness.
- To maintain standards of infection control within the home and to assist residents to maintain their own infection control needs.
- To attend Activity Meetings with the team and Home Manager.
- To attend all statutory and mandatory training as required by the Company in order to fulfil your duties.
- To attend appropriate training courses and/or programmes to enhance personal and professional knowledge and skills.

**Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults / Mental Capacity Act**

To complete training on Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Mental Capacity Act and be able to understand and implement SVA and MHA policies and procedures taking responsibility for reporting any safeguarding concerns to the senior person on duty.

**Health and Safety**

As an employee of High Meadows, the post holder has a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to:

- Take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and all other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.
- Co-operate with their employer to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and the Health and Safety policies and procedures of the organisation, not intentionally or recklessly interfere with, or misuse, anything provided in the interest of health, safety, or welfare, in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions.

**Data Protection**

The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act and policy guidelines. This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process, and/or use information geld on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the specified registered purposes and to use or disclose data oly to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably required.

**Risk Assessment**

**Hazards**

Laboratory Specimens

Clinical Contact with Patients/Residents ✔

Performing Exposure Prone Invasive Procedures

Blood/Body Fluids ✔

Duty Environment

VDU use ✔

Radiation

Challenging Behaviour ✔

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