Wellbeing and Activities Assistant - Bank

NHS; Bagshot; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Wellbeing and Activities Assistant - Bank

This is a temporary position for a Wellbeing and Activities Assistant at Avery Healthcare, a UK provider of luxury elderly care homes. The role involves supporting the Wellbeing Coordinator in delivering a range of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' physical, cognitive, and social well-being. The ideal candidate will have effective communication skills, a positive attitude towards older people, and previous experience working with the elderly in a residential setting.

Main duties of the job

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 residents' physical, cognitive, and social well-being. Other responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining a safe living and working environment.
• Contributing to the positive and professional image of the home.
• Reporting any changes in residents' physical or emotional condition.
• Supporting with ordering and preparing supplies for upcoming activities.
• Establishing links with the local community.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and employees, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is committed to building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

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, verbal and written.
• Demonstrate 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.
• Have previously worked with older people in a residential nursing Dementia setting.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate effective communication skills, an understanding of the role interaction plays in the general well-being of people, a positive attitude toward older people, and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events. Previous experience working with older people in a residential nursing Dementia setting is also required.

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.