Personal Activities Leader

**About the company**

Ann’s Home Care are a family run company with over 28 years’ experience in the provision of quality care services in Northern Ireland. Following a large acquisition in July 2021 of 13 nursing homes from Four Seasons Health Care (FSHC), Ann’s Care Homes which was originally established in February 2020, now have a property portfolio of 15 Care Homes across Northern Ireland.

The company has enjoyed a longstanding reputation for the delivery of quality care and for their teams of dedicated, trained staff who put clients’ needs at the heart of everything they do.

We are currently recruiting for a Personal Activities Leader (PAL) at our team at Meadowbank Care Home. This is a permanent role working 30 hours per week.
- Produce an ongoing programme of events (in-house entertainment, outings and group activities) which are both mentally and physically stimulating and of interest to people who use ACH services.
- Consult with the manager, people who use services and other staff members when planning and co-ordinating leisure and recreational pursuits.
- Review and obtain the Manager’s approval of all external suppliers of leisure and recreation services and entertainers prior to engaging them. Ensure that all appropriate checks in line with safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children are complete, prior to any placement
- Undertake any necessary risk assessments in connection with leisure and recreation and verify ACH’s insurance cover if required.
- Assist with any personal care required with residents on outings outside of the Care Home.
- Ensure that the individual social needs and occupational interests of each person who uses the service are identified and logged in the Support Plan by key workers.
- Take regular feedback from residents as to activities and hobbies they enjoy and incorporate them into the activity programme
- In instances where residents do not wish to participate in group activities, maintain other activities that can be completed on a one to one basis to meet the residents needs
- Maintain accurate records of leisure and recreation within the service.
- Ensure that day-to-day tasks and routines are carried out to contribute to the smooth running of the service as a whole.
- Actively promote the service and ACH by clear, respectful and helpful communication with all potential customers including people who use services, relatives, health and social care professionals, other officials and contractors, visitors as well as ACH colleagues.
- Contribute to the success of the whole staff team by respecting colleagues and participating in team meetings and communications systems.
- Any other duties consistent with the business of ACH, the job, and hours of work as may reasonably be required.
- Regularly promote leisure and recreation within the service.
- Consider appropriate activities which allow for the involvement of residents with impaired ability
- Create a programme that commits to the therapeutic value of age appropriate activities for older people

**Essential Criteria**
- GCSE Maths and English
- Basic IT skills
- Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal
- Full UK Driving license including D1 (to drive a bus)
- Experience within a care home setting, and with dementia care is preferred but not essential.
- NVQ level 2 or 3 desirable but not essential

**Benefits of working with Ann’s Care Homes**:

- A friendly dedicated team
- Competitive rates of Pay
- Additional training provided (MAPA training)
- Free Uniform
- Four Weekly pay
- Holiday pay
- Paid Access NI Check
- All Practical and online training Paid
- Flexible working hours to suits around your own personal Lifestyle

Immediate interviews Offered
- We reserve the right to enhance the criteria at shortlisting stage_

Ann’s Care Home’s are an Equal Opportunities Employer

**IND006**

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

**Salary**: Up to £10.75 per hour

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Do you have experience working as a personal Activites leader?
- What qualities do you think you could bring to the role?
- Do you live in Derry/Londonderry or are you able to travel to Meadowbank care home?

Licence/Certification:

- driving licence to include a D1 licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person