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Salary- Thirlestaine Park Care Home
Thirlestaine Park Care Home enjoys a perfect location, overlooking the majestic landscaped grounds of the Grade II listed Thirlestaine Hall, adjoining sports fields and parkland, and with far reaching views of the Cotswolds. With the convenience of a central town location, Thirlestaine Park Care Home offers a peaceful and tranquil setting for its residents. Thirlestaine Park is also a short distance away from Winchcombe and Broadway. As part of the award winning Porthaven Group, we deliver outstanding care for our residents.
Porthaven do not currently offer sponsorship or relocation packages.
About the role
Make a difference to people's lives every day with a rewarding career at Porthaven Care Homes. Whether you are new to the care sector or have experience, working within a Porthaven care home can be incredibly fulfilling.
As an Activities and Wellbeing Assistant you will support the planning, creation and delivery of the home's leisure and wellness programme which aims to encourage residents to participate in a wide range of engaging activities. You will ensure a programme of individual activities is available to enhance the lives and improve the holistic wellbeing of our residents. You will spend time getting to know our residents and tailor Activities and leisure pursuits to deliver person-centred care.
About you
You don't need a background in care as we will provide a full training programme including NAPA Level 2, progression towards NAPA Level 3, and Awards for Supporting Activity Provision in Social Care.
You will need excellent computer literacy and reading and writing skills, and you will be able to communicate clearly with a wide variety of people, including our residents. You will be creative and well organised and you will have a genuine interest in active ageing for older people.
Weekend availability is essential as our Activity and Wellbeing Assistants work alternate weekends.
The successful candidate will be subject to the provision of satisfactory references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and they must be authorized to work in the United Kingdom.
