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Job description

Your New Role You'll organise fun activities for residents and support them to actively take part in social activities that interest them. You'll play a central role in delivering purposeful activities that stimulate residents and improve their wellbeing. The impact of purposeful activity is important for all residents and particularly for those people living with dementia. Benefits Westfield Health Level 1 - Cash back plan Westfield Health Rewards Uniform provided Paid Access NI Long service annual leave increments BCM is an Equal Opportunity Employer We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

Responsibilities

• Build appropriate professional relationships with our residents that help them adjust to life in a care/support setting.
• Work with residents, their family members/representative, to build individual lifestyle histories and, using these, create ongoing plans for activities within the home.
• Create weekly schedules of meaningful activities for each resident, personalised to their likes, dislikes, needs and abilities, helping them to try new things and continue to take part in the hobbies and interests that make them who they are.
• Create and maintain a schedule of group activities tailored to residents to run alongside one-to-one sessions, enabling residents to take part in communal activities as well as individual hobbies as per their wishes.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• 2 years’ experience working in a similar role in a similar setting where engagement/activity development was a key feature of your role.
• Ability to develop meaningful activities for older people which helps to maintain independence and integrity.
• Ability to research and arranging suitable outings and programmes.
• Ability to manage and discuss activities with older people, their families and friends and with other carers.

Desirable Skills

• Ability to communicate well, at all levels e.g., residents, family members, other staff.
• Be of a compassionate and caring disposition with a high degree of empathy.

Further Information

Location: Copelands, 97 Donaghadee Road, Millisle, BT22 2BZ