Activities Assistant

**Maples Care Home**

**Activities Co-Ordinator - Part Time - Permanent Role**

**£10.85 per hour**

A fantastic and exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Head of Activities to become part of our team at Maples Care Home.

Your key duties will include:

- Organise both group and 1-1 activities with and for the residents.
- Put together the requirements and proposal for annual budgetary requirement.
- Train & guide the care staff in constructive activities to ensure there is always an awareness of involving residents in activities.
- Make contact with a range of outside bodies who may be in a position to assist the home, e.g. Alzheimer’s Society, the WI, Help the Aged, local churches, charities and similar organisations.
- Make arrangements for outside companies and individuals to come into the home as often as possible to provide entertainment, stimulation and therapeutic input for all residents.
- Supervise Activities Assistants, conducting supervisions and appraisals.

Specific Qualifications / Skills / Attributes
- Previous experience of working within care home in an activities role
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build positive relationships with residents
- Ability to encourage & motivate others
- Creative personality
- Strong leadership skills, and demonstrates this by leading by example

In return you will be offered a fantastic working environment, strong support from our management team and a generous, competitive remuneration package including:

- Competitive rates of pay
- Automatic enrolment into our Pension and enhanced life assurance schemes
- Canford Rewards: offering a huge range of high street retail discounts
- Employee wellbeing programmes including occupational health support
- Refer a friend bonus opportunity
- Employee loyalty initiatives
- Industry leading Learning & Development
- Plenty of opportunities for career development and the chance to get involved with innovative care projects.
- You would become part of the Canford Family.

If you have the right skills and experience, have drive, commitment, a caring outlook and are seeking a new exciting challenge then why not become part of our team.

Reference ID:MAPL/AI/FEB24

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £10.85 per hour

Expected hours: 28 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Do you require Visa Sponsorship? Please note this is not something we are able to provide.

**Experience**:

- Care home: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: MAPL/ACT/FEB24