Activities Co-Ordinator

Integrated Care System; North East; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in North East England is seeking an enthusiastic Activities Coordinator dedicated to enhancing the lives of residents through a variety of engaging activities. The role entails planning activities that cater to diverse interests and abilities, promoting social interaction, and collaborating with the care team. Ideal candidates will have a caring nature, prior experience in similar roles, and a passion for fostering a supportive community environment for seniors.

Benefits

Pension contribution of 5%

Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes

Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave including Bank Holidays

Fully funded training and development

Qualifications

• Experience working in a similar environment.
• Ability to give everyone a personal approach.
• Warm, approachable, and engaging persona.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement activities for residents.
• Engage colleagues, relatives, and friends in activities.
• Assist in fundraising initiatives and budgeting for activities.

Skills

Caring nature

Flexibility

Engaging persona

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Experience in similar environment

Previous experience in similar role

Job description

Akari Care is an award-winning care home provider that aims to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care. They are seeking an enthusiastic Activities Coordinator who is passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of older people. The role involves planning and implementing a variety of activities to cater to the diverse interests, abilities, and cultural backgrounds of the residents, while also engaging colleagues, relatives, and friends to participate and enrich the residents' lives.

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 programs, encouraging residents to maintain pre-existing hobbies and try new activities. The coordinator will also assist with innovative fundraising initiatives and budgeting for entertainment, materials, and outings, demonstrating creativity and thinking outside the box. They will create a supportive, caring, and kind environment where residents feel valued, respected, and able to lead full lives.

About us

Akari Care is an award-winning care home provider that aims to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care. They are committed to providing high-quality care and supporting their staff in developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities to better serve vulnerable adults.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

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, previous experience in a similar role, a caring nature with the ability to give everyone a personal approach, and be flexible, adaptable, and able to work well under pressure without negatively impacting those around them. They should also have a warm, approachable, and engaging persona, be outgoing with an infectious personality, and demonstrate respect for everyone, treating others as they would expect to be treated.

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.

Depending on experienceSalary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.