Wellbeing and Activities Assistant - Bank

Wellbeing and Activities Assistant - Bank

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They are passionate about creating enriching experiences for their residents and team, and are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Wellbeing and Activities Assistant - Bank at Silvermere Care Home in Cobham.

As a 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 include maintaining a safe living and working environment, reporting any changes in residents' condition, supporting with ordering and preparing supplies for activities, and establishing links with the local community.

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with over 100 homes across the country. We are committed to creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered, and we offer exceptional care to our residents.

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Shift Details: 9 am - 5 pm

We support the people who care for our residents, celebrating and supporting our team to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. We value respect, compassion, and an exceptional care commitment.

• Maintaining a safe living and working environment, contributing to a positive and professional image.
• Reporting any changes in residents' physical or emotional condition to the Wellbeing and Activity Coordinator, Home Manager, and care staff.
• Supporting ordering and preparing supplies for upcoming activities as directed.
• Establishing links with the local community (e.g., schools, spiritual groups, museums/libraries) to encourage access to the wider community and promote intergenerational activity.

To succeed, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in everything you do.

• Effective communication skills, verbal and written.
• Demonstrate understanding of the role's interaction in general well‑being of people.
• Positive attitude toward older people and commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events.
• Previous experience working with older people in a residential nursing dementia setting.
• Willing and able to drive the company minibus. Must be 25 years or older.
• Willingness to work a 9 am - 5 pm shift and be flexible with tasks.

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our 100+ homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Please note this role will require:

• ADBDS Disclosure check, cost covered by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

To succeed in this role, you must have effective communication skills, demonstrate an understanding of the role's interaction in general well‑being, a positive attitude toward older people, a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events, and previous experience working with older people in a residential nursing dementia setting. You must also be willing and able to drive the company minibus, and be 25 years or older.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Consent for Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) is required to check for any previous criminal convictions.