Activity Coordinator - Care Homes

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified

Location : Halton Borough Council                 

Hours Per Week 37:00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £10.90

Assess the mental and physical needs of all residents regularly to ensure most appropriate activities are conducted

Liaise closely with care staff and relatives, on an ongoing basis, to assess the most appropriate forms of activity and encourage them to become involved in any activity programmes

Hours 37 per week

Monday to Thursday 9-5

Friday 9-4.30

One Hour unpaid lunch

Develop community links with local groups e.g. churches, schools etc.

Organise entertainers to visit the home.

Ensuring the most effective use of the activities budget, organise a comprehensive activities programme which encompasses all seasons and special events.

Provide appropriate activity programmes that ensure that the dignity and privacy of each individual is promoted at all times, and that maximises the potential of each individual to live as independently as they are able to.

Contribute to ongoing assessment and monitoring of people using services by maintaining and updating records, as required in line with organisational policies and procedures.

Recognise the signs of abuse and immediately report any suspected abuse/concerns around health and wellbeing to the manager.

Protect the confidentiality of all information relating to a resident in compliance with the Data Protection Act/General Data Protection Regulations.

Observe all Health and Safety rules and take reasonable care to promote health and safety of self and others.

Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the job.

Assess the mental and physical needs of all residents regularly to ensure most appropriate activities are conducted

Liaise closely with care staff and relatives, on an ongoing basis, to assess the most appropriate forms of activity and encourage them to become involved in any activity programmes

Develop community links with local groups e.g. churches, schools etc.

Organise entertainers to visit the home.

Ensuring the most effective use of the activities budget, organise a comprehensive activities programme which encompasses all seasons and special events.

Provide appropriate activity programmes that ensure that the dignity and privacy of each individual is promoted at all times, and that maximises the potential of each individual to live as independently as they are able to.

Contribute to ongoing assessment and monitoring of people using services by maintaining and updating records, as required in line with organisational policies and procedures.

Recognise the signs of abuse and immediately report any suspected abuse/concerns around health and wellbeing to the manager.

Protect the confidentiality of all information relating to a resident in compliance with the Data Protection Act/General Data Protection Regulations.

Observe all Health and Safety rules and take reasonable care to promote health and safety of self and others.

Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the job.

Essential Criteria 

EXPERIENCE

Experience working in a care setting and in delivering suitable activities programmes

Ability to maintain records as required both verbal and written

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS        

NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care

Knowledge of person-centred care

Skills and abilities

Ability to effectively communicate with service users and colleagues, both verbally and in writing

Able to support/encourage service users to undertake physical care needs

Spoken English language skills