Wellbeing and Activities Assistant - Bank

Wellbeing and Activities Assistant - Bank

This is a temporary Wellbeing and Activities Assistant role at Avery Healthcare's Fleet Hall Care Home in Hampshire. The successful candidate will support the Wellbeing Coordinator in providing a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' physical, cognitive, and social well being.

About the role

As a Wellbeing and Activities Assistant, your focus will be to support the Wellbeing Coordinator in delivering a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' physical, cognitive, and social well being.

Other responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a safe living and working environment and contributing to the positive and professional image of the home.
• Reporting any changes in residents' physical or emotional condition to the Wellbeing Coordinator, Home Manager, and care staff.
• Supporting ordering and preparing supplies for upcoming activities as directed.
• Establishing links with the local community (e.g., schools, spiritual groups, museums/libraries) to encourage access to the wider community and promote intergenerational activity.

About you

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, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how the role's interaction plays in the general well being of people.
• Have a positive attitude toward older people and be committed to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events.
• Have previously worked with older people in a residential nursing or dementia setting.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on volume of applications received and business needs.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate must have effective communication skills, demonstrate an understanding of the role interaction plays in the general well being of people, have a positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events, and have previously worked with older people in a residential nursing dementia setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.