Older Adults Programme Facilitator

Hours: 6 hours a week, sometimes this will increase due to planning time.

Day: Monday's only

Salary: £16.75ph 

Location: Vicarage Road Stadium

Contract Type: Casual 

Closing date: 15th December 2024

(we reserve the right to close the role early if interest is high)

Interview date: W/C 16th December 2024 

Our vision is to ‘improve lives, enhance communities’ and aim to ‘make a positive difference for all through sport, physical activity and learning’. We have developed a strong track record of delivering high-quality community-based initiatives and services.

Our work focuses on three priority areas: Health & Wellbeing, Learning & Skills, and Social Inclusion, alongside a core theme of work in Football and Sports Development. These are all underpinned by our promise to deliver accessible opportunities.

Summary of your role:

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of older adults? Do you have a desire to support social inclusion and cognitive engagement for vulnerable individuals? Join our Golden Memories team to deliver a programme that enriches the lives of older adults through meaningful activities. You will lead weekly sessions that provide cognitive stimulation and promote social connections, ensuring a positive impact on the lives of participants. If you are committed, compassionate, and ready to make a real difference, we want to hear from you! 

Your key responsibilities, but not limited to:

• Programme Planning & Delivery: Plan and deliver the Golden Memories programme for vulnerable older adults, ensuring engaging, inclusive, and stimulating activities.

• Weekly Sessions: Lead sessions that foster social inclusion and provide cognitive stimulation for participants living with dementia and their loved ones and/or carers.
• Staff Development: Attend relevant training and development sessions to enhance delivery skills and stay updated on best practices for working with older adults.
• Activity Planning: Consistently plan activities that support cognitive engagement and social interaction, tailored to the needs of participants.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the project manager and other facilitators and stakeholders to continuously improve the programme, share insights and maintain high-quality sessions.
• Time Management & Consistency: Demonstrate punctuality, reliability, and a consistent approach to ensure the programme is delivered professionally and positively reflects the Trust's values.

You Must Have:

• A passion for supporting the Dementia community and their carers and/or loved ones
• Experience in either working/volunteering with people living with dementia or working/volunteering with older adults.
• A full and valid UK Driving License as well as access to a vehicle

You would ideally have, but not vital:

• Dementia Friends training
• Experience in planning engaging and stimulating activities for Older Adults

What is in it for you?

• Chance to join an award-winning charity and work alongside a high-quality delivery team, determined to use the positive power of sport, physical activity and learning for social good.
• Opportunity to benefit from a range of training and development opportunities
• Free gym usage at our two Community Centres
• Flexible working environment
• 25 days of Annual Leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Great Trust pension scheme

Equal Opportunities:

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and dynamic working environment by building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more wide-ranging we are, the better our work will be.

We are committed to Safeguarding children and adults at risk. The necessary Disclosure and Barring Service check will apply to this post.

Application process:

If you meet the qualifying criteria, you will be sent a link to our application form. Please complete and return your application form to your initial application email. We will then consider your application.

If you require any further information or wish to discuss the opportunity, please contact trustrecruitment@watfordfc.com