Romford Care Centre are looking for a Lifestyle-Activity Lead to join their friendly team to enhance the lived experience of our residents.
Responsibilities
- Lead a lifestyle team to plan, organise, promote and implement meaningful, enjoyable, engaging and stimulating activities for all residents in line with principles, policies, procedures and best practice guidelines for relationship‑centred care, clinical care and dementia care.
- Motivate, inspire and mobilise team members to be involved and engaged in the provision of stimulating activities within the resident’s environment.
- Deliver 80% of working time (across all units of the home) by delivering vibrant and meaningful activities with targeted programmes for resident groups such as those living with dementia, bed‑bound residents and those in residential communities.
- Lead the design, development and implementation of the home newsletter that reports on events and activities of interest.
- Ensure records relating to activities are accurate and up to date.
Qualifications & Education
- NVQ HSC Level 3 or QCF HSC Award 3 (not essential)
Experience
- Proven track record of organising, coordinating and motivating others.
- Experience organising and scheduling programmes of events or activities.
- Experience working and/or engaging with older people (both living with and without dementia).
- Experience delivering high‑quality relationship‑centred care.
Skills & Knowledge
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and clinical skills.
- Knowledge and competence in core Microsoft Office applications.
- Listening skills.
- Data management for record keeping and review.
- Ability to organise efficiently and prioritise workloads while under pressure.
Personal Qualities
- Reliable, flexible, adaptable, punctual.
- Will and able to work outside the standard work hours.
- Approachable and friendly.
- Positive outlook and manner.
- Self‑motivated.
- Able to promote a professional image for the company at all times.
