Careers

About The Role

Our new Care Home in Driffield is undergoing development and is expected to be completed in May 2025. The Home is located very close to the centre of Driffield, within walking distance to lots of shops and restaurants such as Forty One.

This luxury 68 bedroomed care home will include facilities such as an in-house bar, restaurant standard dining rooms, a full beauty salon and hairdressing room, a cinema, a convenience store, and outdoor terraces on each floor. The home will offer large, beautiful gardens, with a bowling green, allotments, and private seating areas for family, friends, and residents to enjoy.

All the bedrooms are designed to be spacious and will all come fully furnished with en-suite and all will include highly finished décor and interiors.

The ground-floor bedrooms will include doors out to private patio areas. There are also premium suites which all have their own kitchenettes or lounge areas and have been specially designed for couples or siblings but can be used individually also.

Yorkare Homes is one of the highest CQC-rated care providers nationally and that same level of care will be provided at our Driffield Care Home.

We are currently recruiting for an Activities and Events Lead

(CV selections will commence W/C 3^rd February with interviews beginning to be scheduled starting the following week and ongoing until opening)

£12.40 per hour regardless of age

Shift pattern 9.45am – 4.15pm –   Some weekend working required.

30 hours per week role.

The role is key to our resident’s happiness and will include planning, organising, executing, and leading internal and external activities and events in response to the identified wants, wishes, and needs of our residents.

You will be required to create and nurture local community links and partners, carry out administrative duties, be computer literate, and have a good understanding of social media. You will be able to work as part of a team and have a positive impact on both the home and our residents.

You will be working closely with the group marketing manager and will support with marketing and PR strategy for the home.

ARE YOU…
Positive, self-motivated, confident, outgoing, and creative?

Organised, great with time management and planning?
Possess good communication skills?
An active team player and must also be able to work on their own initiative?

Flexible, adaptable, empathetic, and patient?
Computer literate and confident with social media?

Previous experience working with children or adults, or within event planning, clubs or administrative roles would be an advantage – however full training will be provided.

Overview of Job Role:

• Plan, organise and execute the weekly plan of activities or planned events within the home, in response to the identified wants, wishes, and needs of our residents.
• Responsible for own time management
• Responsible for all pre-planning of all seasonality events, can forward plan, and have great organisational skills.
• Planning and booking of all external excursions on the Yorkare Minibus to local landmarks and events.
• Attending and supporting residents on planned external excursions.
• Responsible for the weekly upkeep of the Homes social media Page (Facebook).
• Responsible for maintaining the upkeep of the weekly activities CQC evidence folder.
• The daily input of all activity notes on the internal systems.
• Responsible for monitoring own emails and actioning (internal and external)
• Responsible for all the home’s notice boards’ the upkeep, information updates, initiatives, and events (weekly/monthly).
• Responsible for the creation, updates and distribution of the Yorkare Monthly Newsletter.
• Full Stock control of the in-house Shop and Bar. Monthly review, the purchasing of all stock required online, price checking, and the displaying of all stock.
• Monthly meeting with the home Manager to discuss all planned activities, and upcoming events.
• Monthly meeting with the group Marketing Manager on the company-wide initiative.
• Planning, executing and record keeping of the company wide initiative.
• Attendance to the company wide monthly activity team meeting.
• Community Links – responsible for creating and building up a network of local community links and partners – Clubs, Schools, Dance Clubs, Therapy, Animals, local Churches, Choirs, Sports, Supermarkets, and any local Sponsorships deals held with Yorkare Homes.
• Creation of any posters and notices to advertise any planned events
• Full responsibility for all fundraising ideas and events to support the in-home resident’s fund.
• Attend monthly resident meetings, with both residents and families, to update on all activities, engagements, plans and trips.
• Monthly creation of the internal Activity Report – summary of all activities carried out and any feedback received.
• Be responsible with the registered manager for the appropriate use of the home’s activities programme budget/fund.
• Continually risk assess activities in relation to individual residents and ensure each is involved at the appropriate level of risk commensurate with their abilities and aspirations.

• Investigate, develop, and extend the range of activities and interests that the home can offer.
• Maintain and develop the home’s “information bank” about the community and other resources that residents might be able to use in the pursuit of their interests.
• Review and evaluate the activities program so that it is kept up to date and fit for purpose.
• Organise and carry out regular “resident/families satisfaction surveys” of the activities provided so that they can be continuously improved.
• Responsible for the decoration of the homes for events, seasonal events, and parties
• Plan and execute events that engage both employees and residents and can support any fundraising activities.
• Forward planning and booking of all live entertainment for the home.
• Planning and executing of all large events for the home.

It is essential that all our staff are;

• Flexible, caring and compassionate.
• Positive, self-motivated and organised.
• Willing to undertake any training necessary to develop skills and competency relevant to the role.
• Sensitive to the needs of others.
• An active team player and must be able to work on own initiative.
• Possess good communication skills with colleagues and residents.

In return the company will offer you:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Free enhanced DBS check*
• Free Uniform
• Fully comprehensive training and development support from our in-house trainer
• Career Progression
• Staff recognition awards
• Rewards App
• Health Scheme
• Working with a fantastic team of friendly, supportive, like-minded individuals

Yorkare Homes is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer

*Fee will be recouped should you leave within your probationary period.