Activities Lead

1 day ago


Gillingham, United Kingdom Care South Full time

**Activities Lead - Competitive pay rate of£10.40 per hour**

We have an exciting opportunity for an Activities Lead to join the team at **Fern Brook Lodge**, our newly refurbished residential care home, which is a hub for the community in **Gillingham **and the surrounding villages of **NorthDorset.**

**As a not-for-profit charity within social care, we focus on the reward and recognition of all our people. Benefits include**:

- A £500 Welcome Bonus after joining (T&C's apply)
- Enhanced Bank Holiday pay rates
- Blue Light Shopping Discount Card
- Free DBS check and Uniform
- Staff Loyalty Bonus
- Reward and recognition schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Outstanding training, qualification and career advancement opportunities
- £500 ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme

**Key duties for Activities Lead include**:

- Providing a range of imaginative and enjoyable social and therapeutic activities to our residents, some of whom are living with dementia.
- Managing an ongoing calendar of social events and activities for residents, covering their personal interests.
- Negotiating with suppliers, ordering materials, buying tickets, booking transport and arranging outings; including the wider care team and friends and family of residents if appropriate.
- Researching and implementing new activities.
- Supervising the Activities Assistant, reviewing their work performance and identifying individual training needs.

**Our focus is our residents, clients and our people.**

**About You**:

- Social and outgoing with excellent communication skills.
- Good time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks.
- Previous relevant experience, including management of a small team, preferably in a care setting would be advantageous.
- Flexible in the hours you can work and able to work every other weekend.
- Able to work well within a team environment.
- Holder of a DBS on the update service or prepared to undertake one.

**PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE**

For any questions regarding **Activities Lead** please contact the recruitment team on.

**YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OR ABOVE TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION.



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