Wellbeing (Activities) Assistant

Job summary

New Career, New You, New Opportunity; New Care!



Our stunning care home Grappenhall Manor Care Centre is a purpose-built 70 bed care facility and is situated in Warrington, Cheshire. The home provides the highest standards of safety, comfort and care to residents who have a variety of care needs. We offer residential, nursing and dementia care. We invest in the latest technology, and offer a purposeful programme of daily activity and gentle exercise to enhance the experience, care and wellbeing of our residents. All team members are hand selected for their warmth and passion, they have a full induction and ongoing training from our in house trainers in conjunction with the New Care Academy. New Care has had no agency staff use for over 5 years as we employ a permanent staff team to ensure continuity of care to residents from staff that know them and that residents know and trust. Across New Care all of our staff are paid the national minimum wage or above.

We are seeking to appoint a kind, enthusiastic and fun Wellbeing Assistant to join our team. To contribute to the creation of a caring and inclusive culture around therapeutic activities in the home. To deliver and support Wellbeing Coordinator in developing a programme that has a whole team approach and forms a core part of the offering in the home. We have a 25 hour contract available with an hourly rate of £12.21! Shift times are 1000-1500, with alternate weekend working but we do require some flexibility in terms of hours worked to meet the needs of the business.



Role Responsibilities:

Contribute to the creation of ongoing weekly activity programmes that ensure a wide range of opportunities are available to stimulate the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of all residents.
Provide an innovative programme so that residents can achieve extraordinary things, with their capabilities.
Motivate and guide other members of staff in the home to incorporate wellbeing and activity into their role wherever possible, with support and direction from the Wellbeing Coordinator.
Be familiar with a resident’s life story and Wellbeing and Activity plan for each residents and contribute to that plan and that it is regularly reviewed.
Ensure adequate and up to date risk assessments are in place for all events and activities planned and undertaken in liaison with the Wellbeing Coordinator.
Understand the needs of people with the various conditions residents have in the home.
Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of adults that the post holder is responsible for or comes into contact with.


Skills and experience required:

Experience of working with older people is essential.
Experience of delivering an activity programme is essential.
Evidence of the ability to assess, plan and evaluate the activity needs of older people is essential.
The ability to work individually and in a team is essential.
Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential
Demonstrate the ability to prioritise and handle emergency situations effectively.
Be creative, imaginative and enthusiastic and have the ability to forward plan.


The Benefits



Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles



Bank holiday and overtime enhancements
5.6 weeks annual leave per annum
Paid DBS
Uniform provided
Paid training
Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only – Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant
Excellent induction programme for new starters
A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company
Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications
A competitive rate of pay
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing programmes
Recognition awards – employee of the month and golden tickets
Ongoing career development
Travel plan – walk or ride a bike and get a free meal that day
Christmas Bonuses
Pension scheme
HASTEE - access to your money as you earn (pay advance)


About New Care



The care philosophy of New Care aims to ensure all residents maintain the highest level of independence and achieve their full potential whatever that may be – physical, intellectual, emotional or social. We believe this philosophy can be achieved by providing professional, person- centred care, nurturing each resident individually exploring and understanding their needs. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents is always our number one priority.



Each New Care home is purpose built and expertly designed with the needs of our residents in mind. Internally the design is luxurious yet comfortable and practical.



The company ethos ‘To celebrate the wonder of people’ relates to all those who are part of the New Care family, residents, their family and friends, staff members and professional visitors. Ultimately we want residents to live their lives to the fullest and to be proud of their home and feel happy to invite their family and friends to visit.


This position is subject to a DBS check