Activities Coordinator Assistant

**Forest Court Care Home**

**Activity Coordinator Assistant - 18 hours a week**

We pride ourselves in giving the highest quality of person centred care, and maintaining dignity and respect for our residents.

If you share our passion for providing our residents with a fun and varied program of activities, and would like to join a friendly and supportive team, please do get in touch.

The role is key to our resident’s happiness and will include planning, organising and leading internal and external activities in response to the identified wants and needs of residents.

Overview of Job Role:

- Help to assess and collate residents’ interests and preferences in association with other care staff members.
- Plan and organise programmes of individual and group activities
- Work closely with residents, staff and others involved in the organising and the running of events.
- Organise publicity and information about the activities being offered, displaying, distributing and updating the information to residents, staff and others involved.
- Advertise forthcoming events externally and within the home.
- Continually risk assess activities in relation to individual residents and ensure each is involved at the appropriate level of risk commensurate with their abilities and aspirations.
- Investigate, develop and extend the range of activities and interests that the home can offer.
- Review and evaluate the activities programme so that it is kept up to date and fit for purpose.
- Organise and carry out regular “customer satisfaction surveys” of the activities provided so that they can be continuously improved.

It is essential that all our staff are;
- Caring and compassionate.
- Positive, self-motivated and organised.
- Willing to undertake any training necessary to develop skills and competency relevant to the role.
- An active team player and must be able to work on own initiative.
- Possess good communication skills with colleagues and residents.

In return the company will offer you:

- Fully comprehensive training and development support
- Free DBS
- Free onsite parking
- Working with a fantastic team of friendly, supportive, like-minded individuals

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 18 per week

**Salary**: £8.92 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

- Gloucester, GL17 0DR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
**Experience**:

- Care Home Activities Coordinators: 1 year (preferred)
Reference ID: FC- Activity Assis