Activities Co-ordinator/health Care Assistant

_**‘We are not a team in a workplace, we are a family all together’**_

**Activities Co-Ordinator / Health Care Assistant**

**Starting from £11.85 per hour/ Weekend rate £12.00 (plus pay enhancements and band system to reflect experience / performance levels)**

**Woodside Lodge are proud to be a Living Wage employer.**

**We offer full and part time positions, with flexible contracts available for kind, caring, compassionate people who want to join us.**

We are looking for an Activities Co-Ordinator/Healthcare Assistant (experienced or new to care), to join our team and become a part of the family in our home.

You will be providing a range of imaginative and enjoyable social and therapeutic activities to our residents, all of whom have a diagnosis of dementia. You will be responsible for an ongoing calendar of social events and activities for our residents centering on their interests.

This is a dual role so some shifts will be as a Healthcare Assistant, therefore under the leadership and guidance of our Managers and Senior Carers, you’ll play an essential role in our resident’s lives; they need your assistance with personal care, dietary requirements, socialising and comfort. You’ll be making a difference to someone’s quality of life every day, our resident’s smiles are magical.

We are always seeking ways to help you progress in your career. We are proud to support you in your development and encourage training at all levels
- **Who we’re looking for **_

Experience in care is not necessary but lots of enthusiasm and crafty skills would be useful in the activity role. If you are compassionate, patient and caring, hard-working, resilient and organized with good observational skills, time management skills, the ability to multi-task and a good sense of humour, then care is the career for you and the Woodside family would love to welcome you.
- **Who we are **_

Woodside Lodge Residential Care Home is set in the heart of the tranquil New Forest, 10 minutes from the historic town of Christchurch. We are a family run privately owned Residential Care Home established in 1983 and have earned a very highly esteemed reputation for offering quality residential care.

We specialise in Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s care and have nearly 40 years’ experience enriching our resident’s lives.

We are always expanding our team and welcome new knowledge and ideas, in an ever-changing environment.

We are looking for bright, enthusiastic people to add to the Woodside Lodge family.
- **Benefits**_
- Pay enhancement for weekends, nights and NVQ qualifications
- Additional hours / overtime opportunities available
- Paid annual leave entitlement of 28 days
- Paid breaks
- Company Pension Scheme
- Eligible for Blue Light discount card
- Free meals on 12hr Shifts
- Free Training provided and options for NVQ and other accredited training programs.
- Free uniform and DBS check
- Career progression opportunities

We welcome volunteers and part time apprentices who are looking to embark on a career in Health & Social Care - Please contact us for more information

You can also contact us by Telephone on 01425 673030

We look forward to hearing from you

**Salary**: starting from £11.85 per hour/£12 per hour on weekends.

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

Pay: From £11.10 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Application question(s):

- Are you willing to work in an environment that is regularly exposed to communicable diseases such as COVID-19, Norovirus, Flu etc and continue to work through any outbreaks?

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Activities