Activities & Wellbeing Facilitator - CAL in Saltcoats

We are currently seeking an Activities & Wellbeing Facilitator to join our team to work part-time hours 24 hrs/week. The shifts would involve working on alternate weekends (depending on ROTA).

Responsibilities include:

• Helping Residents to socialise within the Care home and providing a variety of activities that cater for all tastes.
• Planning and initiating monthly rolling/individual programmes, and encouraging Residents to maintain pre-existing hobbies.
• Encouraging staff members, relatives, and friends to participate in the care home's activities.
• Accompanying Residents, where possible, to off-site activities.
• Creating an atmosphere that suits individual Residents within the care home.
• Assisting with fundraising and budgeting for entertainments, materials, and outings.
• Maintaining full and accurate records of daily activities using appropriate documentation, and assisting the Named Carer to review and update Resident Care Files.
• Discussing the aims and objectives of recreation therapy with other Staff Members.
• Reporting any changes in Residents' physical or emotional condition to the Home Manager or Person in Charge.
• Providing comfort and company, on a one-to-one basis, for Residents who are unable to undertake any form of activity.
• Arranging/participating in Staff and Resident meetings, as and when required.
• Actively marketing the care home and promoting a positive personal/professional profile within the local community, ensuring the good reputation of the care home at all times.
• Attending mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required.
• Reporting immediately to the Home Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a Resident, colleague, self or another.
• Understanding and ensuring the implementation of the Health and Safety policy, and Emergency and Fire procedures.
• Promoting safe working practice in the Care home.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Previous experience of working with the relevant Resident group.
• Qualification in remedial/occupational therapies.
• Flexible approach towards working routines.
• Satisfactory DBS/pre-employment checks.
• Proven ability to develop and organise a range of events/activities for Residents in all Resident categories.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Positive, upbeat personality.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Friendly, creative, and confident.
• Genuine interest in working with the relevant Resident group.

Competitive rates of pay £13.24/hr, 28 days holiday entitlement FTE. An excellent range of services available via our business partner Simply Health to encourage a healthy and motivated workforce after completion of 1 year service. Additional courses and extra training to advance your careers and improve your skills. Excellent training and support. Established, Reputable, Forward Thinking Employer.