Job Description
Make a real difference every day.
Jewish Care’s Community Centres are warm, welcoming spaces where older people come to connect, stay active and feel part of a vibrant community. We’re looking for a Community Programme Assistant to help deliver meaningful, enjoyable experiences that truly enrich people’s lives.
Jewish Care’s Community Centres are at the heart of changing people’s lives for the better. We aim to ensure that Jewish older people lead a meaningful life, have a sense of belonging and participate in their community through attending our Community Centres.
You will be responsible for front line delivery of day services to Jewish Care members, including running and supporting with activities such as chair based-exercise classes, discussion groups, card games and board games.
This role may involve tasks within the persons care plan that includes personal care.
This is a 4-day role (30 hours per week), working Monday to Thursday. Your day will start at 8:00am and Finish at 4pm including a 30 minute break with some flexibility. This post is initially for 6 months on a fixed term contract.
What You Will Be Doing
• Running and taking part in activities and programmes in a culturally specific Jewish Day service for older people, people living with dementia and at associated programming and events.
• Working together with programming teams to set up technology to support members taking part in activities at home – such as online social discussion groups and exercise classes.
• Confidently raising and reporting safeguarding concerns
• Providing, personal care duties, as indicated in a person’s care plan
• Taking part in care plan meetings with colleagues, internal Social Work colleagues, relatives, and external agencies.
• Promoting the Montessori approach to dementia care.
• Supporting Care Bus Drivers with the collection of members from their home to the centre, ensuring their needs are met.
• Supporting members to coordinate and organise their transport arrangements to and from the centre to include assisting with booking and managing dial-a-ride, other community transport private hire and public transport.
What You’ll Bring To Jewish Care
• Relevant qualification within Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards.
• Experience of working in the field of recreational/social activity
• Experience of working with individual clients and with groups
• Experience of working with older people with varying abilities and needs who may also suffer from Dementia
• Experience working in partnership with families, carers, volunteers, and community members
• Awareness of physical and mental health issues affecting older people
It Would Be Great If You Also Have
• Knowledge of the Jewish community (D)
• Experience working with volunteers (D)
• A social care-related qualification (D)
Why Jewish Care?
Joining Jewish Care means joining a team that believes in dignity, compassion and community. You’ll be part of a service that has a direct, positive impact on the lives of older people every single day.
Jewish Care is the largest provider of health and social care services for the Jewish community in the UK. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people. We provide services to a range of people including older people, people with mental health needs and people living with dementia.
Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture. We value Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusivity.
Jewish Care operate a rolling recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert once a suitable candidate has been identified.
Jewish Care’s Community Centres are warm, welcoming spaces where older people come to connect, stay active and feel part of a vibrant community. We’re looking for a Community Programme Assistant to help deliver meaningful, enjoyable experiences that truly enrich people’s lives.
Jewish Care’s Community Centres are at the heart of changing people’s lives for the better. We aim to ensure that Jewish older people lead a meaningful life, have a sense of belonging and participate in their community through attending our Community Centres.
You will be responsible for front line delivery of day services to Jewish Care members, including running and supporting with activities such as chair based-exercise classes, discussion groups, card games and board games.
This role may involve tasks within the persons care plan that includes personal care.
This is a 4-day role (30 hours per week), working Monday to Thursday. Your day will start at 8:00am and Finish at 4pm including a 30 minute break with some flexibility. This post is initially for 6 months on a fixed term contract.
What You Will Be Doing
• Running and taking part in activities and programmes in a culturally specific Jewish Day service for older people, people living with dementia and at associated programming and events.
• Working together with programming teams to set up technology to support members taking part in activities at home – such as online social discussion groups and exercise classes.
• Confidently raising and reporting safeguarding concerns
• Providing, personal care duties, as indicated in a person’s care plan
• Taking part in care plan meetings with colleagues, internal Social Work colleagues, relatives, and external agencies.
• Promoting the Montessori approach to dementia care.
• Supporting Care Bus Drivers with the collection of members from their home to the centre, ensuring their needs are met.
• Supporting members to coordinate and organise their transport arrangements to and from the centre to include assisting with booking and managing dial-a-ride, other community transport private hire and public transport.
What You’ll Bring To Jewish Care
• Relevant qualification within Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards.
• Experience of working in the field of recreational/social activity
• Experience of working with individual clients and with groups
• Experience of working with older people with varying abilities and needs who may also suffer from Dementia
• Experience working in partnership with families, carers, volunteers, and community members
• Awareness of physical and mental health issues affecting older people
It Would Be Great If You Also Have
• Knowledge of the Jewish community (D)
• Experience working with volunteers (D)
• A social care-related qualification (D)
Why Jewish Care?
Joining Jewish Care means joining a team that believes in dignity, compassion and community. You’ll be part of a service that has a direct, positive impact on the lives of older people every single day.
Jewish Care is the largest provider of health and social care services for the Jewish community in the UK. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people. We provide services to a range of people including older people, people with mental health needs and people living with dementia.
Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture. We value Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusivity.
Jewish Care operate a rolling recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert once a suitable candidate has been identified.
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Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Office Assistant Jobs is a plus.
