30-Hour Activities Co-Ordinator — Engage & Enable Residents

Canterbury Care; Strathaven; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Collisdene Care Centre in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, is seeking an Activities Co-Ordinator to plan and deliver engaging activities tailored to Service Users' needs at our care home.

You will lead monthly and individual programmes, encourage participation by staff, relatives and friends, help maintain records, and contribute to a warm, home-like environment through person-centred support.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to develop and organise a range of events/activities for Service Users in all categories
• Friendly, creative and confident
• Good numerical and word processing skills
• Genuine interest in working with the relevant Service Users group
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Confident team player
• Satisfactory Policy Check and PoVA list verification

Responsibilities

• Help Service Users to socialise within the Care Centre and provide a variety of activities
• Plan and initiate monthly rolling/individual programmes and encourage Service Users to maintain pre-existing hobbies
• Encourage Staff Members, Relatives and Friends to participate in the Care Centre activities
• Accompany Service Users to off-site activities when needed and outside normal hours
• Assist in creating an atmosphere that suits individual Service Users within the Care Centre
• Assist with fund raising and budgeting for entertainments, materials and outings
• Maintain full and accurate records of daily activities and review Care Files with the Key Worker

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Creativity

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Collisdene Care Centre in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, is seeking an Activities Co-Ordinator to plan and deliver engaging activities tailored to Service Users' needs at our care home.

You will lead monthly and individual programmes, encourage participation by staff, relatives and friends, help maintain records, and contribute to a warm, home-like environment through person-centred support.