Activities Co-ordinator - Strode Park House
About the Role
Can you co-ordinate and deliver activities and entertainment to suit various interests and abilities? Are you passionate about enriching the lives and experiences of residents in our care home to promote their physical, emotional and social well-being whilst making them happy?
In this extremely rewarding position, you will play an important role in enhancing the quality of life and wellbeing of our residents by encouraging them to participate in a wide range of activities and social events!
We are offering our Activities Co-ordinator full time hours (37.5 hours per week) on £24,166 per annum.
Job Opportunity
As Activities Co-ordinator you will:
- help to create an atmosphere within our home by providing comfort and company within a group setting, or on a one-to-one basis as required
- set up and run activity sessions, providing appropriate support so that residents gain maximum benefits, based on their individual care plans
- drive the Foundation's transport when required, to ensure that our service users are able to achieve an appropriate level of independence
- promote the home by assisting with events and activities during the day, and where agreed, during evenings and weekends
- work as directed by the resident to ensure that personal hygiene needs are met, by helping them to the toilet and/or providing catheter care
As a Strode Park Foundation colleague you will receive comprehensive support from day one and receive training and development opportunities to develop your skills.
Strode Park House is a residential home with nursing care for 55 adults with physical disabilities and complex needs in Herne, Kent. We’ve been delivering care since 1946, and this residential home is where it all started.
The team at Strode Park House ensures our residents live in a safe and secure environment; each person’s individual wellbeing, dignity and choice is vitally important within the community of residents who live at or come for a short break. Please see our website for further information Adults’ Residential with Nursing Care - Strode Park Foundation
Essential Skills
Our ideal Activities Co-ordinator will:
- have a strong interest in working in adult care services and have a desire to make a real difference
- be creative, enthusiastic, compassionate and caring
- have a full clean driving licence and access to own vehicle and/or be willing to drive the Foundation's vehicles
- be able to be directed by residents who use our services to bespoke their activities to their needs
- be flexible and able to meet the working pattern required by this role.
Creating an Inclusive Environment
Strode Park Foundation (“Strode Park”) is fully committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and the elimination of unlawful and unfair discrimination. Strode Park values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation.
Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our service users, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
Strode Park will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values meritocracy, openness, fairness and transparency.
