Activities Lead

6 months ago


Kempston, United Kingdom Country Court Full time

**Activities Lead
- Fernleigh Court Care & Nursing Home, Kempston, Bedfordshire MK42 7FY - Part of The Country Court Family**

Hours: 40 Hours per week, working weekends on rota ( 09:00 to 18:00)

Kempston Nursing Home is a warm & friendly 80 bed nursing home located in Kempston near Bedford.

**Are you someone who is fun, full of ideas and can lead a team?**

**About The Wellbeing Lead Role**:
What you will be doing is hard to capture, below are some of the key parts of the Wellbeing Lead role:

- Responsibility for supervising and managing a small team of Wellbeing Coordinators which includes induction, training, supervision and general oversight.
- Get to know all our residents likes, dislikes and their greatest wish
- Manage the activities budget, including planning & delivery of fundraising events.
- Build and manage relationships with the local community to ensure continuity of social connections for the residents.
- Create working rotas to accommodate all wellbeing team members.
- Evaluate participation across the home to ensure inclusion and opportunities for all residents.

Please have a look at the full job description for more details

**About You**:
We are looking for an individual who can manage a small team & strives to make a difference every day to the lives of our residents:

- Experience of working within the care sector
- At least 1 years’ experience working in a fundraising capacity OR activities type role.
- Have a friendly & caring attitude.
- Experience of working with people living with dementia
- An’ ideas’ person who is inventive, who can ‘celebrate moments of magic.
- Good planning & development skills
- Excellent communication skills that bring people together.
- Experience of managing a small team.
- Have experience and understanding of health & wellbeing.

**In Return**:
You’ll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

- 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)
- Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates
- Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*
- Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*
- Pension Contributions & a range of excellent discounts for shops, restaurants, days out & more.
- Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff.
- Subject to Terms and Conditions

**PLEASE NOTE**:
All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.

**You may have experience as**

Wellbeing Coordinator, Activities Coordinator, Senior Care Assistant


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