Activities Coordinator

Located just two miles from the Ashby shopping centre in Scunthorpe, the Richden Park care home is a purpose-built residential care home with 52 beds and staff trained in a range of specialist care, including end of life and respite care.

We are looking for an Activities coordinator to join our team!

Job purpose: To plan and implement activities appropriate to Service Users need and requests.

Required:

• Proven ability to develop and organise a range of events/activities for Service Users in all categories
• Friendly, creative and confident
• Good numerical and word processing skills
• Confident team player

• Satisfactory Policy Check and check against the PoVA list
• Ability to work on own initiative

Desired:

• Previous experience of working with the relevant Service User group
• Qualification in remedial/occupational therapies
• Flexible approach towards working routines

Main responsibilities

• Help Service Users to socialise within the Care Centre and provide a variety of activities that cater for all tastes
• Plan and initiate monthly rolling/individual programmes, and encourage Service Users to maintain pre-existing hobbies
• Accompany Service Users where possible to of site activities which may occasionally take place outwith normal working hours
• Help to create an atmosphere that suits individual Service Users within the Care Centre
• Maintain full and accurate records of daily activities using appropriate documents and assist the Key Worker to review and update Service User Care Files
• Discuss the aims and objectives of recreation therapy with other Staff Members
• Provide comfort and company on a one to one basis for Service Users who are unable to undertake any form of activity