Nodens Manor Care Home in Lydney, is looking for a Maternity Cover Temporary contract Lifestyles Assistant to join our Team.
The role is all about making our Residents’ lives enjoyable, and for the Lifestyles person, one of the most fun and interactive roles in which your own personality makes the real difference.
Nodens Manor is a new, luxury, purpose-built home that has all the equipment and furnishings you'd expect and more in a new home.
Elmfield Care is a small but vibrant group looking after our Aged and Dementia community. We have great Residents and Staff Team, which we are looking to grow with caring, professional and passionate people who enjoy their role and bring smiles and laughter into the home.
In exchange we'll give you excellent training, competitive salary, and a fantastic workplace.
Key Responsibilities
·Participate and contribute to planning a structured activity timetable designed around resident’s requirements, desires and choice. With a focus on Person Centred care and Delivery
·Have awareness of residents individual choices and life history to base pertinent activities within the weekly plan.
·Ensure the home has the relevant resources to deliver the activities.
·Work closely with the Senior Lifestyle Assistant and Deputies to support the planned activities.
·Motivate, coach and encourage all team members to embrace, deliver and take part in activities throughout the home. Helping everyone to understand the importance in the day to day of our residents.
·Ensure the areas for activities are well stocked and maintained.
·Working closely with the Senior Lifestyle Assistant, you will arrange and organise a monthly event in the home.
·Record all resident accurately in the daily progress notes.
·Be a liaison to the local community to maintain a positive status in the community.
·Liaise with the Senior Lifestyle Assistant to help ensure all residents have a voice and input to the running of the homes activity timetable.
·Bring an element of fun to the day for residents and staff.
Benefits:
- Highly competitive pay and pension, and a permanent contract.
- Work with a modern thinking company that genuinely cares for our residents and our staff.
- Opportunities for your career development pathway and support with qualification.
- A comprehensive and supportive induction programme to ensure confidence and competence.
- Paid breaks, Free uniform and free DBS checks.
· Training and NVQs, and promotion where we can
To be successful in this role you will:
- Always present a compassionate and professional image.
- You are kind, warm, and compassionate person with a “can- do” attitude.
- Have knowledge around safeguarding, whistleblowing.
- Able to support, guide and lead by good example.
- Have ability to plan and prioritise workloads with an eye for details.
- Have excellent organisational skills, able to prioritise, focus and has sense of responsibility and remain calm under pressure.
- Are able to work with health professionals and all other stakeholders.
- Are able to cover the shift on short notice to meet the needs of residents.
- Handle enquiries from residents, visitors, and relatives and act appropriately in emergency situations.
Job Types: Part-time, TEMPORARY CONTRACT - MATERNITY COVER
The role is what you make it, is TEMPORARY CONTRACT, 24.5 hours per week on a 3 days on/3 days off shift basis, which also allows for 9 days holiday with only 3 days off.
If you feel you have the ability and the experience from a similar role and want to work in the best surroundings for a vibrant company that wants you to do well, we look forward to hearing from you.
Job Types: Part-time, Temporary
Pay: £12.77 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Lydney: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: NMLA- MATJUN25
