Part Time Activities Coordinator.

Part Time Activities Coordinator. St Helens Hall Care Home

• £12.76 per hour
• 20 hours per week
• Shift patterns typically 10am-3pm or 12pm-5pm including some weekend working
• Please note we are looking for full flexibility and cannot accommodate set days

Apply now to become part of the St Helens Hall family! Our 94-bedded residential home for older adults is a dynamic and bustling environment with our residents’ wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. Recently rated ‘Good’ by CQC in all areas and having won a number of awards our staff have been praised for the quality of care and for supporting residents to have maximum choice and control over their own lives.

If you want to work somewhere with a fantastic atmosphere and which will support your professional development come and meet our dedicated Home Manager Amanda who has worked at St Helens Hall since 2008 after starting as a Care Assistant herself.

As an Activities Coordinator at our home your role may involve:

In this role you will come up with and provide a variety of entertainment to residents that enriches the mind body and soul. Making a meaningful contribution to someone’s life is fulfilling demanding and requires flexibility professionalism and skills.

You will lead the way in developing a varied stimulating daily activity programme taking a hands-on approach and developing strong relationships with residents to ensure their wants interests and needs are catered for. Examples of activities offered may include films music exercise sessions gardening games quizzes arts & crafts nail-care trips and outings.

Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:

• Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.
• Discounts on the high street* - with retailers like Asda Costa and Argos
• Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
• Flexible pay* - choose when you are paid and get money management tips too
• Free wellbeing programme - helping you look after your physical and mental health
• Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
• Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
• In-house training - on-going face-to-face training tailored to you
• Career opportunities - The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role

*Overtime is paid for working over full time hours. However overtime enhancement will not feature on your contract of employment and can be withdrawn at any time as managers decision is final. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me’ app. Flexible pay is available via ‘WAGESTREAM’

What are we looking for

• Applicants will be diligent creative organised and committed to enhancing the quality of life of residents by providing activities which will interest inspire motivate and support them in their daily lives.
• Compassion patience and positivity are just some of the key values and personal qualities required for this post whilst a flexible approach to work is essential.
• Experience of working with an elderly client group and/or working within a care home environment would also be highly advantageous as would the ability to cover outings or special events outside of normal working hours as required.

Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates LGBTQ as well as non-binary candidates and those with experience of mental health.