Description
We are seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Wellbeing and Activities Assistant at Virginia Water Care Home in Surrey.
As Wellbeing and Activities Assistant, your focus will be to support the Wellbeing Coordinator in providing a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate the resident's physical, cognitive, and social well-being.
Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining a safe living and working environment, contributing to the positive and professional image of the home.
- Reporting any changes in residents' physical or emotional condition to the Wellbeing and Activity Coordinator, Home Manager, and the care staff.
- Supporting with ordering and preparing supplies for upcoming activities as directed.
- Supporting establishing links with the local community (e.g., schools, spiritual groups, museums/libraries) to encourage access to the wider community and promote intergenerational activity.
To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in everything you do.
Our ideal candidate must:
- Have effective communication skills, verbal and written.
- Demonstrate understanding of the role interaction plays in the general well-being of people.
- Have a positive attitude towards older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events.
- Have previously worked with older people in a residential nursing dementia setting.
The salary for this role is £12.90 per hour. The contract is permanent and part-time, working from 1 pm to 4 pm.