At a Glance
- Tasks: Plan and coordinate engaging activities for residents, ensuring their needs and interests are met.
- Company: Join Cornerstone Healthcare, a caring and award-winning team in South Bristol.
- Benefits: Enjoy a benefits package worth up to £5,000, including subsidised lunches and enhanced pay rates.
- Other info: Flexible hours with part-time options and opportunities for professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in residents' lives while working in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Minimum 1 year experience in a similar role and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 12.6 - 15.4 £ per hour.
Cornerstone Healthcare is looking for an experienced and passionate Activities Coordinator to join our award-winning team at The Burren. The Burren is a brand-new purpose-built service location in South Bristol, providing high quality care and supporting residents with varying complex neurological, mental health and dementia care needs in a comfortable and safe living environment. Our approach focuses on individualised care, considering the whole person's unique strengths and challenges, rather than just the diagnosis.
What do you need?
- Minimum of 1 year's experience working in a similar setting within the UK (essential)
- Positive attitude to residents and a commitment to provide stimulating, quality activities
- Ability to work alone as well as in a team and be able to form positive relationships with colleagues, residents and families
- Experience of working with residents who have additional support needs (essential)
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)
What hours will you work?
Shift times: 09:30am until 18:00pm. You will work 5 shifts across a 7 day week. Weekend work is required. 42 hours per week (unpaid breaks). Part-time applicants will be considered.
What will you be doing?
- Plan, organise and coordinate activities for residents according to their needs, interests and abilities
- To safeguard and promote the welfare of our residents
- Supporting our residents and encouraging them to partake in activities
- Keeping appropriate records of activities and assessment forms
- Liaising with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home
- Working within agreed activities budget
Benefits package worth up to £5,000:
- Subsidised lunch available daily
- Free uniform laundered for you on site ready for your next shift
- Monthly overtime raffle – receive a ticket for each overtime shift completed and the winner will receive an additional £200 in their pay packet
- Enhanced pay rates for overtime and bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced DBS fully covered by us and automatically added to the update service
- Specialist training, beyond the mandatory training requirements
- Paid for e-learning training
- Reward and recognition through vouchers and cash incentives for Christmas and long service
- Refer a friend scheme – up to £1,000
- Paid for company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Healthcare cash plan worth up to £700 including dentistry, optical plus access to a 24/7 employee assistance programme offering psychological support to staff to avoid stress and burn out
- Access to Blue Light card - over 13,000 discounts
- We are a Living Wage Employer!
*subject to terms and conditions
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