Description
The Activities Assistant & Driver will play a key role within Jewish Care's Community Support team at the Michael Sobell Jewish Community Centre, combining transport and activities support in one rewarding dual-role position.
Working 30 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, the postholder will safely transport older people and people living with dementia to and from the centre, providing reassurance and assistance throughout their journey.
At the centre, they will support and lead a varied programme of activities, including exercise, discussion groups and games, helping members stay active, socially connected and engaged.
The role also involves supporting individuals in line with care plans, including personal care where required, raising safeguarding concerns, and promoting wellbeing through meaningful activity and participation.
A full clean D1 driving licence is essential.
Job Responsibilities:
- Providing safe and effective driving and transport services for older people
- Ensuring vehicles are maintained to a proper standard of road worthiness and cleanliness and coordinating maintenance and recovery
- Responsible for route planning
- Engaging with members throughout the journey to put them at ease and offer any reassurance
- Assisting passengers to agreed standards and procedures to and from their home
- Raising any safeguarding concerns to enhance the quality of life of older people
- Running and taking part in activities and programmes in a culturally specific Jewish Day service for older people, people living with dementia and at associated programming and events
- Working together with programming teams to set up technology to support members taking part in activities at home such as online social discussion groups and exercise classes
- Confidently raising and reporting safeguarding concerns
- Providing personal care duties, as indicated in a person's care plan
- Taking part in care plan meetings with colleagues, internal Social Work colleagues, relatives, and external agencies
- Promoting innovative approaches to dementia care
- Supporting members to coordinate and organise their transport arrangements to and from the centre to include assisting with booking and managing dial-a-ride, other community transport private hire and public transport
Requirements:
- Full clean driving license with D1 category
- Midas (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) or willingness to undertake this training
- Midas PATS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme passenger assistance training) or willingness to undertake this training
- Experience working with older and/or disabled people in a professional or personal capacity
- Experience of delivering activities in a similar social care environment
- Experience socialising with or talking to older, disabled, or people living with dementia, in a personal or professional capacity