Head of Lifestyles

Benefits of joining our team

• £16.00 per hour
• 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday (9am - 5pm)
• Some weekend shifts (flexibility needed for some day and evening events)
• Enhanced pay on bank holidays
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statuary bank holidays)
• Pension
• Staff recognition schemes
• Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000
• I have an idea £50 gift card
• Dedicated Mental Heath Champions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comprehensive Training and Career Development
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Dedicated Mental Health Champions

Becoming a Superhero

Why join us?

We’re proud of our happy home and are dedicated to creating a place where everyone enjoys coming to work each day.

As well being part of a lively and supportive team, we are surrounded by fascinating residents who also bring so much to our lives every day too.

About the role

As the Head of Lifestyles for our residents living with dementia, you will play a vital role in curating and coordinating a wide range of engaging and meaningful activities that enrich their daily lives. Your efforts will help foster a vibrant and stimulating environment, promoting both fun and connection. In addition, you will provide compassionate one-on-one support and companionship to residents who may not be able to participate in group activities, ensuring they feel valued and supported. In addition to coordinating group activities, you will work closely with the care team to assess residents' preferences and abilities, ensuring that activities are personalized to foster a sense of accomplishment and enjoyment. You will also play a key role in monitoring and adapting activities to maintain their relevance and impact.

Here’s some other important things you need to know:

• You must be alert at all times to our residents’ physical and mental well being
• Organise and accompany Residents, where possible, to off-site activities, which may occasionally take place out of normal working hours
• Understand and ensure the implementation of the Care Homes Health and Safety policy, and Emergency and Fire procedures
• Previous experience is desired but not essential

The Ideal Candidate

Exceptional people make an exceptional care home

We're looking for people who have a caring nature and want to work as part of an amazing team, surrounded by kindness and fun! For most of the roles in our vibrant care home, you don’t need specific qualifications or experience to be successful as full training is provided.

What we do look for are individuals who share our sense of compassion, care about people’s comfort and happiness and want to make a positive difference to the lives of our treasured residents and team members.

About us and our home

Caring for Our Mental Health – Together

At Alderwood Care Home, we believe a happy, supported team delivers the best care. That’s why we’ve signed the Mental Health at Work Commitment – developed by experts with six essential standards that help us to create a home where everyone feels safe, valued, and able to thrive.

From trained Mental Health Champions to our online Wellbeing & Mindfulness Space, we make sure our people have the tools, time, and support they need – because your wellbeing matters here and when we take care of our minds, we can take care of each other and our residents even better