Job details
- Salary £11.75 per hour
- Role Activity Coordinator
- Hours Full Time
- Location Dartford, Kent
- Job Reference WHCH Activities Coordinator
Job summary
Kindness and empathy will be the core of your role.
You will:
- Assist in organising and participating in key event held throughout the year, the annual summer fete, seasonal celebrations, parties, coffee mornings etc
- Plan and deliver a varied activities programme, both internally and externally, from organised hobbies to group events, promoting independance choice and dignity
- Motivate, inspire and engage with our residents, get to know and un derstand them, thier interests, their life stories and forge links with families
- Support resident and relatives meetings
- Gather feedback from residents, family and staff t ensure that activities offered are relevant and meet our residents needs and choices
- To provide assistant and support during mealtimes
Skills / Qualifications:
- Experience working with older people and those with dementia
- Be caring and compassionate
- Be outgoing with a sense of humour
- To lead and motivate peers and residents
- To encourage residents to engage and participate
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Organise and prioritise workload
- Act in our residents best interest at all times ensuring safety and welfare
- QCF in Activities Provision desirable but not essential