Activity Officer Review

As an activity officer, I ensure that the activities programme is varied. I provide activities (both group and individual ones) and help residents liaise with their loved ones. I run meetings for residents, put together the newsletter and an activity programme as well as I make displays. I help residents make phone calls and respond to letters and I try to brighten their day. I organise events such as christmas plays etc.

I have learnt new skills and developed existing skills. I mostly learnt about legislation and about different aspects of care that I did not know or think about in the past. Moreover, I have also gained more understanding about how to develop in my role and what skills I needed to work on in order to better myself at my job.

I enjoy the care curriculum when it comes to my programme. Interactive information can be interesting and the knowledge gained from it can be very insightful. I feel like programme is really in-depth and it covers many aspects of care.

I believe my programme is well-structured. There are different units and each month I am given a list of units I have to work on. What is expected of me is very clear.

My line manager asks me about how I am doing with my course and whether I need any additional support. She guides me and if I have any questions, I know I can always come and ask.

I receive as much support from my training provider as I need. If I needed more support, I believe he would be more than happy to provide me with it.

I think that my qualification helps me perform better in my role. I feel more confident in myself and in what I do. The training has helped me develop and make me think more outside the box. I believe that because of it I have learnt how to listen better and how to have a different perspective on life as well as on my role.

I do not think there are many opportunities to take part in any extra-curricular activities at the moment due to COVID-19.

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I think if somebody wants to gain more skills in a particular field, it is a good opportunity for them to learn more skills. The tutor is professional and the work load is fine.

If somebody was to apply to ParagonSkills, I would give them advice to plan ahead and think of their own schedule so that they can manage their time well.