Activities Co-Ordinator

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking an enthusiastic Activities Coordinator for their home in Austerson. The role involves planning engaging activities for elderly residents, ensuring a supportive environment, and promoting socialization and inclusion within the community. Ideal candidates will have experience in similar roles and a caring demeanor.

Benefits

Pension contribution of 5%

Recognition and referral schemes

Uniform provided

Fully funded training and development

28 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a similar environment.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.
• Warm, approachable, and engaging persona.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver activities to enrich the lives of residents.
• Engage residents to socialize and maintain hobbies.
• Assist with fundraising initiatives and budgeting for activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Caring nature

Engaging personality

Resilience

Education

Experience in a similar environment

Previous experience in a comparable role

Job description

Akari Care is seeking an enthusiastic and passionate Activities Coordinator to join their award-winning home in Austerson. The role involves planning and delivering a variety of activities to engage and enrich the lives of the elderly residents, while fostering a supportive and inclusive environment. The successful candidate will have experience in a similar role and demonstrate a caring nature, flexibility, and excellent interpersonal skills.

Main duties of the job

The Activities Coordinator will be responsible for helping and engaging residents to socialize within the home, providing a variety of activities that cater to all tastes, abilities, and cultures. They will plan and initiate rolling/individual programmes, encouraging residents to maintain existing hobbies and try new activities. The role also involves actively assisting with innovative fundraising initiatives and budgeting for entertainment, materials, and outings. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Home Manager and the wider community teams to create a supportive, caring, and kind environment where residents are valued, respected, and retain their individuality and dignity.

About us

Akari Care is an award-winning provider of residential care for the elderly, committed to creating an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care. The organization is dedicated to supporting its staff in their personal and professional development, providing competitive salaries, pension contributions, training, and flexible working patterns.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

** This is 20 Hours Per Week Role**

If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.

We now seek an Activities Coordinator who is enthusiastic about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.

Working in collaboration and unity with the Home Manager and the wider and extended community teams you will be responsible for helping and engaging residents to socialise within the home. This includes providing a variety of activities that cater for all tastes, abilities, cultures and, respecting everyone as an individual, ensuring that you promote diversity and inclusion at all stages. You will plan and initiate rolling / individual programmes, encouraging residents not only to maintain pre-existing hobbies but also to endeavor to try other activities. By supporting and actively encouraging colleagues, relatives, and friends to participate in activitieswith residents you will enable additional stimulation not only in the activity itself but in promoting socialising and spending quality time with others to help enrich our residents lives. Through willingly accompanying residents, where possible, to offsite activities, you will go above and beyond for our residents.

In actively assisting with innovative fund-raising initiatives and budgeting for entertainment, materials, and outings, you will enjoy thinking creatively and out of the box with regards to ways in which additional funds can be raised to support our residents activities. You will help to ensure that you and your colleagues create an environment which is supportive, caring and kind and undertake all duties in a way which provides a secure and safe atmosphere in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individualism and dignity in order to lead full lives.

By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.

What we require from you:

Experience of working within similar environment

Previous experience within similar type of role

A caring nature with ability to give everyone a personal approach

Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice

Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you

Warm, approachable, and engaging persona

Outgoing and have an infectious personality

Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated

Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents

Whats in it for you:

Pension contribution of 5%

Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes

Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)

Fully funded training and development

Support with personal development plans

The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally

An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have experience working in a similar environment, with previous experience in a comparable role. They must possess a caring nature, the ability to give everyone a personal approach, and be flexible and adaptable to changes. Strong interpersonal skills, an outgoing and engaging personality, and a resilient and adaptable approach to differing needs are also essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.