Company Benefits
- Excellent rate of pay £14.62 per hour – we are an accredited Living Wage employer
- Optional overtime paid at time + 33%
- Enhanced sick pay covering up to 28 weeks
- Fully funded stakeholder pension scheme
- Up to 33 days annual leave entitlement
- Long service holidays and awards
- Free parking on site
- Staff retail and leisure discounts through our benefits hub
- Rolling programme of mandatory training
- Friendly, stable and supportive management and head office team
- “Recommend a Friend” scheme
- Positive reputation of our nursing homes with lower staff turnover than the sector average
- Well run nursing homes with positive care inspection grades across all of our homes
Job Purpose
The role of Activities Co‑Ordinator is to plan, organise and implement, taking resident views into consideration, a full programme of meaningful weekly activities within and outwith the home.
Main Responsibilities
- To plan activities, taking into account the different needs and abilities of our residents
- To discuss plans with the residents either individually or in groups
- To seek feedback and suggestions at resident meetings and from families/visitors
- To meet regularly with the Home Manager and Deputy to discuss plans and seek advice on financial matters
- To communicate with Nurses and Carers about planned activities and record in the communication book
- With agreement of senior staff, involve carers in planned activities
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Minimum 1 year’s experience working within a similar creative role
- Experience of organising activities for a group of people, ideally but not essentially elderly people
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Knowledge of the local community
- An ability to uphold residents rights
- Have experience of activities suitable for elderly residents
Our Organisation
Randolph Hill is one of Scotland’s long standing, reputable providers of care for older people. We own and run 7 nursing homes across east central Scotland with strong care inspection grades and good staffing levels, making it the perfect place to develop your career whilst building positive relationships with our residents and delivering a higher standard of care in our purposely designed nursing homes. At Randolph Hill, we provide structure to make a real difference. We are large enough to be able to provide what our teams need, such as a supportive management, detailed policies and procedures and regular comprehensive training, whilst still small enough to avoid becoming overly bureaucratic and making the right decision to fit each circumstance. We have a career pathway allowing our staff to progress their career with many examples.
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