Arts & Crafts Facilitator

At The ExtraCare Charitable Trust & St. Oswald’s Retirement Village we have one simple vision; we want to create better lives for older people. Established in 1988, The ExtraCare Charitable Trust is a registered charity working throughout the UK with the mission of creating sustainable communities that provide homes older people want, lifestyles they can enjoy and care if it is needed.

We are looking for individuals who have an active interest in arts & crafts who can engage with our residents to explore and encourage their creativity.

We hope to expand our arts & crafts programme and are seeking individuals to lead activities within our designated, on-site art room.

We ask individuals who apply to be comfortable facilitating small groups of older people to share arts & craft knowledge, including tutoring and mentoring of our residents to develop craft, painting and/or drawing skills.

Responsibilities:

-        Plan & prepare creative and engaging activities for our residents

-        Encouraging & assisting residents to partake in activities of their choice

-        Provide advice & guidance to residents on crafting techniques and materials

-        Organising & leading activities

-        To liaise with residents to identify which activities they are interested in

-        To assist with refreshments

-        To work in collaboration with existing arts staff & volunteers

-        Maintain records of attendance and feedback from residents

Key Skills:

-        Be friendly, approachable and easy to talk to

-        Works well both in a team and one-on-one

-        Excellent communication skills

-        Passionate about arts & crafts and sharing knowledge with others

-        Demonstrate patience and understanding

-        Knowledge of varying arts & crafts techniques

-        Ability to work independently and manage time effectively

-        A desire to make a positive impact on the lives of older people

About Us

At The ExtraCare Charitable Trust we are committed to developing inspirational retirement villages for the over 55s. We enable older people to enjoy healthy, active, and independent lifestyles in their later years.

ExtraCare retirement villages are not just about providing new places to live but to give our residents a new lease of life. We believe that health, age or financial means should be no barrier to an enhanced quality of life

If care/support is required, it can be assessed and provided in the comfort and privacy of your own Village home. This means that couples can remain together if one partner becomes frail.

We foster an environment of supported independence where residents can take advantage of the social and leisure opportunities provided by the Trust.

We have four values, they are:

Empowering: We encourage and support our staff to provide outstanding services to our residents.

Compassionate: We show empathy and compassion to our residents.

Collaborative: We work together as one team for the benefit of our residents, staff, volunteers and customers.

Transparent: We are open, transparent and honest in our dealings with our residents, staff, volunteers and customers.

If you would like apply or to find out more information we would love to hear from you. Please click ‘Join’ at the top right of the screen and we will be in touch with you shortly to discuss the next steps.