Part Time Activities Coordinator

Job summary

The Company

Are you looking for a rewarding career, where you can make a difference, working with a friendly and supportive team with great staff benefits and all set-in beautiful surroundings?

Then Augustinian Care, St George’s Park is the place for you!

Our two sixty-bed care homes are based at St George’s Park, Ditchling Common, within 3 miles of both Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath, set within 250 acres of beautiful gardens and farmlands, in an area of outstanding natural beauty with views overlooking the South Downs.

You will be part of a dedicated team that offers the residents of our purpose-built care homes kind and compassionate care, in line with our company ethos. You will have access to our excellent training programme, and we pride ourselves on a continuous improvement plan for all our new and existing staff to ensure they have the ongoing knowledge, skills and commitment to become and continue to be a successful, valued member of our team.

Our rates of pay are competitive, and our staff benefits are extensive and include free uniform, free meal, paid breaks and a free staff minibus service from both the Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath areas.

The Role

Our Activities Coordinators are responsible for creating, organising, and providing activities, support, and assistance to the residents of our care homes. The team implement our Homes’ philosophy and ethos, forming a positive relationship with our residents through meaningful activities and creating a homely environment.

You will be spending time with our residents to talk, listen, and socialise through activities and enable our residents to maintain or re-learn daily living skills as appropriate. You may also be required to organise and encourage our residents to enjoy day trips and daily walks where possible.

At times, you will be working within regulated activity assisting our residents with personal care, as well as assisting at mealtimes.

Requirements

We are looking for someone who has got at least 1 years’ experience of working within a Care Home. It would be preferable if you had experience organising and providing activities to residents within a Care Home setting, however we would also welcome your application if you had experience as a Care Assistant too.

The successful applicant will be fun, compassionate, and caring by nature, with the ability to work well within a team.

All posts are subject to a clear enhanced criminal record check and satisfactory references. 

Although it is no longer a legal requirement for staff working within CQC regulated Care Homes for Older Adult Care in England to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated, in the best interests of our staff and residents, we have decided to keep it a mandatory requirement to work for our organisation. Therefore, we will need proof of your COVID Vaccination pass.

You must have current valid right to work in the UK.

This role does not meet the requirements of Sponsorship.

Benefits

Our rates of pay are competitive, and our staff benefits are extensive and include free uniform, free meal, paid breaks and a free staff minibus service from both the Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath areas.

• Competitive remuneration
• Job security - Augustinian Care have been caring for the elderly for over 150 years
• Annual pay reviews
• Free uniform provided - For all care and ancillary positions
• Free staff transport - Mini bus pickups on specified routes
• Free on site secure parking
• DBS checks - Company funded checks
• Free meal - One free meal provided when on duty (hot for day shifts and Sandwiches on nights)
• Life Cover - based on a multiple of the last 12 months earnings at date of death
• Employee Assistance Programme including free, confidential, access to advice line and counselling
• Access to Blue Light Card – extensive range of discounts on many high street & online brands/shops
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme - with generous rewards (T&C's apply)
• Long service awards - Financial recognition of long service and commitment
• Paid sick leave (T&C's apply)
• Some other staff benefits include: Staff massage chair, Company Summer Fete and Christmas Party, staff prize draws, various staff well-being talks

The Person

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