About this role
Job summary Akari Care is seeking an enthusiastic Activities Coordinator to join their team in Rhyl. The role involves providing a variety of engaging activities and social opportunities for the residents, with the aim of enriching their lives and promoting a supportive, caring, and inclusive environment.
Main duties of the job As an Activities Coordinator, you will be responsible for planning and implementing a range of activities that cater to the diverse interests, abilities, and cultural backgrounds of the residents. This includes organizing group activities, individual pursuits, and outings to help residents maintain their hobbies, try new things, and socialize with others. You will work closely with the Home Manager and the wider community team to ensure that residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care. The role also involves assisting with fundraising initiatives and budgeting for entertainment, materials, and outings, demonstrating your creativity and problem-solving skills. You will need to be flexible, adaptable, and have a warm, engaging personality to thrive in this position.
About us Akari Care is an award-winning provider of residential and nursing care for older adults. Their aim is to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and provided with the personalized care they deserve. The company is committed to supporting its employees' personal and professional development, offering a range of benefits and training opportunities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Package Description:
If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.
We now seek an Activities Coordinator who is enthusiastic about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.
Working in collaboration and unity with the Home Manager and the wider and extended community teams you will be responsible for helping and engaging residents to socialise within the home. This includes providing a variety of activities that cater for all tastes, abilities, cultures and, respecting everyone as an individual, ensuring that you promote diversity and inclusion at all stages. You will plan and initiate rolling / individual programmes, encouraging residents not only to maintain pre-existing hobbies but also to endeavor to try other activities. By supporting and actively encouraging colleagues, relatives, and friends to participate in activitieswith residents you will enable additional stimulation not only in the activity itself but in promoting socialising and spending quality time with others to help enrich our residents lives. Through willingly accompanying residents, where possible, to offsite activities, you will go above and beyond for our residents.
In actively assisting with innovative fund-raising initiatives and budgeting for entertainment, materials, and outings, you will enjoy thinking creatively and out of the box with regards to ways in which additional funds can be raised to support our residents activities. You will help to ensure that you and your colleagues create an environment which is supportive, caring and kind and undertake all duties in a way which provides a secure and safe atmosphere in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individualism and dignity in order to lead full lives.
By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.
What we require from you:
Experience of working within similar environment
Previous experience within similar type of role
A caring nature with ability to give everyone a personal approach
Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice
Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you
Warm, approachable, and engaging persona
Outgoing and have an infectious personality
Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated
Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents
Whats in it for you:
A competitive salary
Pension contribution of 5%
Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes
Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
Flexible working patterns
Fully funded training and development
Support with personal development plans
The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally
An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
The ideal candidate will have previous experience working in a similar environment, a caring nature with the ability to provide a personalized approach, and the flexibility to adapt to changes at short notice. You should also possess a warm, approachable, and engaging personality, as well as the resilience to work under pressure without negatively impacting those around you.
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.
Employer details Employer name Akari Care Limited
Address Akari Care
Rhyl
LL18 4DT
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)