Wellbeing and Activities Assistant

Wellbeing and Activities Assistant - Scholars Mews Care Home, Stratford-upon-Avon

We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Wellbeing and Activities Assistant at Scholars Mews Care Home in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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.

Job responsibilities

• Maintain a safe living and working environment, contributing to the positive and professional image of the home.
• Report any changes in residents' physical or emotional condition to the Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator, Home Manager, and the care staff.
• Support with ordering and preparing supplies for upcoming activities as directed.
• Support establishing links with 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 this role you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in everything you do.

Qualifications

• Effective communication skills, verbal and written.
• Demonstrated understanding of the role of interaction in the general well being of people.
• Positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events.
• Previously worked with older people in a residential nursing Dementia setting.
• DBS check and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Additional requirements

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (cost will be met by Avery Healthcare).
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.