ASSISTANT ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
GLYN RHOSYN, HOLYWELL CH8 7UH
We are looking for an Assistant Activities Coordinator to join our existing friendly team immediately!
Salary: £12.00 – £13.29 per hour
Requirements: Current valid driving licence, experience of supporting individuals with a learning disability, good IT skills, effective communicator, ability to engage in fitness-based activities with residents.
Hours of Work: 40 per week with flexibility to accommodate the needs of the service
Contract Type: Permanent
Benefits of Working for us:
- A rewarding career you can be truly proud of
- A supportive environment that is committed to helping you flourish and deliver excellent care to the people we support.
- Competitive pay
- Long service reward at year 5
- Career development and training
- Workplace pension
- Free eye care vouchers
- Blue light card discounts
- Enhanced maternity package
- Refer a friend bonus scheme.
About the Role: The Assistant Activities Coordinator will assist in providing a quality Activity service for the residents at Glyn Rhosyn. The hours for the position will be Flexible to accommodate the activities of the residents and will consist of weekdays, weekends or late evenings.
We are looking for a positive, creative, enthusiastic person to join the Glyn Rhosyn team and be person centred in their care approach. The Activities assistant will work alongside the current Activities Coordinator and will help to maintain and implement an effective activity structure for the home.
Some roles and responsibilities of the Assistant Activities Coordinator are;
- To undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the smooth running of the service
- Formulate risk mitigation plans and risk assessments for activities while working alongside Activities Coordinator
- Monitoring engagement of activities both in-house and in the community
- Continue the promotion and participation of activities when Activities Coordinator is on leave or at meetings
- Managing resident’s finances and allocating accordingly
- Facilitating and planning resident’s activities when requested, writing reports, sourcing out activities for the residents
- Promoting and hosting in-house activities and residents in-house daily workshops
- Ability to confidently and professionally present activity reports or attend meetings with external professionals
- Liaise with management for any other guidance, however you will be supervised by current Activities Coordinator
- Liaise with Key Nurses and Key Workers at all times to discuss the resident’s progress, changes of activities and any requests needed
- Flexibility in being able to support the support staff on the floor in activities if necessary
- Report to Activities Coordinator for regular review of activities, overall engagement and strategy meetings
- Liaise with Activities Coordinator and Key Workers to plan birthdays, events, and holidays
- Liaise with families for visits or holidays
- Carry out residents meetings
- Assess resident’s attention to daily living skills and ensure the allocation is carried out
Skills: Strong communicator, creative, motivated, ability to cope in challenging situations, understand and support individuals to lead a good quality of life whilst achieving positive outcomes along the way. Excellent IT skills and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
About the Service: Glyn Rhosyn is a male only residential nursing service for individuals living with a learning disability and complex needs who are looking to step down from acute services or step up from community based services.
Glyn Rhosyn promotes independence and choice through Person Centred Planning, Active Support and Positive Behavioural strategies.
Equal Opportunities: MHC are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all who believe they fit the essential requirements for this role regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
If this sounds like the role for you then apply now!
*Please note, successful candidates must be aged 18 or over*
(We reserve the right to bring forward our closing date, without notice in the event of high volumes of interest).
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