We are NOT able to provide sponsorship for this role.
Key details
About the role
Provide compassionate support, enabling residents to maintain their interests, social connections, and sense of identity and purpose. Deliver a varied programme of 1-to-1 and group activities tailored to each resident.
Work closely with the wider care team to support residents’ emotional, social, and physical wellbeing, ensuring activities are inclusive, stimulating, and aligned with best practice, agreed standards, and available resources.
What we offer our staff
Key Responsibilities
– Ensure residents are at the heart of all activities, promoting choice and socialisation
– Deliver person-centred activities that reflect residents’ life histories, preferences, routines, and abilities.
– Provide support on a 1-to-1 basis and in small groups, particularly for those requiring additional support or living with dementia.
– Demonstrate patience, compassion, and empathy in all interactions, building trusting and respectful relationships.
– Plan, organise, and deliver a varied and engaging programme of activities, including local outings, community engagement, board games, reminiscence, reading aloud, chair-based exercises, arts and crafts, and seasonal celebrations.
– Adapt activities to suit residents with different physical abilities and cognitive needs.
– Support residents to express preferences, maintain routines, and continue hobbies and interests.
– Provide companionship and emotional support, helping to reduce loneliness and social isolation.
– Escort residents to medical appointments, supporting with manual handling and communication needs.
– Support residents with nutritional intake, including assistance with food and drink.
– Support residents to access communication methods such as phone calls, video calls, and letter writing.
– Assist with some aspects of daily living where appropriate, in line with care plans.
– Encourage participation in gentle physical activity to support health and mobility.
– Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to maximise opportunities for residents and ensure activities align with individual care plans.
– Communicate effectively with colleagues, residents, families, and external partners, developing and maintaining positive working relationships.
– Plan, deliver, and evaluate activities based on resident feedback and budget.
– Research and introduce new ideas to enhance the activity programme.
– Maintain accurate records of activities, participation, and outcomes where required.
– Maintain skills at a current level and undertake training and development as required, including dementia awareness and best practice.
– Attend all mandatory and role-specific training as directed by management.
– Promote and safeguard the welfare and wellbeing of all residents at all times.
– Work in accordance with policies, procedures, legislation, and best practice.
About Benoni Nursing Home
We provide accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, dementia, physical disabilities, treatment of disease, disorder or injury, caring for adults over 65 yrs. We pride ourselves on our happy, relaxed environment, and our beautiful location near the sea in Cornwall, striving to create a “home from home”.
We are a small independent home that supports up to 25 individuals, with strong ties to our local community. At Benoni, we focus on what matters to our residents, considering the best possible methods to enrich and support their lives, integrating many homeopathic treatments alongside conventional western practice. These include, but are not limited to, reiki, aromatherapy, meditation, and reminiscence therapy.
We are looking for individuals who:
Are compassionate and have a desire to support the wellbeing of others
Have an enthusiastic approach to work and are seeking new challenges
All staff are supported during induction by our team leaders and will be allocated a mentor/buddy to support a smooth transition into our team. Experience is not essential as full training will be provided. All you need is a willingness and enthusiasm to offer care and support.
For further information, please get in touch. We hope to speak to you soon.
