Activities Co-ordinator

Anchor; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Anchor is seeking an enthusiastic Activities Co-ordinator to plan and facilitate engaging activities for residents, promoting independence and choice in a care setting.

Based on-site in DL12 8ET, the role involves stock control of activity equipment within budget, ensuring safety compliance and delivering stimulating experiences that improve quality of life for customers. This part-time position requires teamwork and initiative.

Qualifications

• Experience organising activities in a care setting.
• Understanding of activities suitable for older people.
• Knowledge of health and safety in the workplace.
• Creative ability with arts & crafts.
• Ability to motivate, engage and negotiate.
• Ability to plan a calendar of activities.
• Able to work in a team or individually.
• Basic PC skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate stimulating activities meeting customer needs.
• Promote independence and choice.
• Control and maintain stock of activities equipment within budget.
• Ensure compliance with CQC standards and improve customers' lives.

Skills

Creative flair

Motivate and engage people

Calendar planning

Basic PC skills

Negotiation skills

Job description

Reporting into the Home Manager, responsibilities will include:

Planning and facilitating stimulating activities, promoting independence and choice to meet customer needs.

Controlling and maintaining the stock of activities equipment, materials and resources within a given budget.

Comply with CQC essential standards and improve the quality of customer’s lives.

Required knowledge & experience:Ideally previous experience of organising activities within a care setting.Understanding of the types of activities older people enjoy.Knowledge of health & safety in the workplace.Required skills:Creative flair with a range of practical skills e.g. arts & crafts.Ability to motivate and engage people with good negotiation skills.Ability to plan a calendar of activities.Able to create an environment where customers feel able to participate and contribute ideas.Able to work as part of a team and individually.Basic PC skills.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Activities Co-ordinator

Company: Anchor

Salary: from £14.80 an hour

Hours: Part-time

Location: DL12 8ET

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 28 Oct 2026

Closing date: 27 Nov 2026

Summary

Reporting into the Home Manager, responsibilities will include:

Planning and facilitating stimulating activities, promoting independence and choice to meet customer needs.

Controlling and maintaining the stock of activities equipment, materials and resources within a given budget.

Comply with CQC essential standards and improve the quality of customer’s lives.

Essential requirements

Required knowledge & experience:Ideally previous experience of organising activities within a care setting.Understanding of the types of activities older people enjoy.Knowledge of health & safety in the workplace.Required skills:Creative flair with a range of practical skills e.g. arts & crafts.Ability to motivate and engage people with good negotiation skills.Ability to plan a calendar of activities.Able to create an environment where customers feel able to participate and contribute ideas.Able to work as part of a team and individually.Basic PC skills.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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