Activities Coordinator

Hartford Care; Basildon; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Career development

Supportive team

Competitive pay

Job summary

Hartford Care Ltd in Basildon (Primecare, SS16 4QL) seeks an Activities Coordinator for 20 hours per week. You will provide stimulating and meaningful activities tailored to residents, aiming to improve quality of life while upholding privacy, dignity and independence.

No prior experience is required as training is provided. The role suits someone who enjoys leading and organising activities, is organised and sociable, and values teamwork in a caring environment with fair pay and opportunities

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training provided.
• Flexible, hardworking and caring attitude.
• Organised, sociable and active, able to bring people together.

Responsibilities

• Provide stimulating and meaningful activities tailored to residents.
• Tailor activities to individual skills, hobbies and interests.
• Lead activities and accompany residents to local events when needed.
• Create a happy and caring atmosphere with residents at the center of care.

Skills

Organising activities

Sociable

People skills

Job description

Activities Coordinator
20 hours per week (includes alternate weekend working)
Location: Primecare, SS16 4QL

As an Activities Coordinator you will provide stimulating and meaningful activities for our residents. You will tailor these activities, taking into account individual skills, hobbies and interests, aiming to improve the quality of life, whilst promoting and upholding our resident’s privacy, dignity and independenceat all times.

Your role is to create a happy and caring atmosphere; putting residents needs first, providing a wide range of physical, social, emotional and psychological activities tailored to the individual. We respect differences and recognise our staff and residents will have different needs. This is a varied role which may include you accompanying residents to the local country fair, leading a chair exercise class, reminiscing with a resident about their childhood holidays, or doing arts and crafts.

No previous experience is required for this role as we will provide full training. This role would be suited to you if you enjoy leading and organising activities, are organised, you are sociable, active, loving bringing people together.

We do require you to demonstrate a flexible, hard working and caring attitude, with a desire to work as part of a dedicated team, showing care and compassion at all times.

Not only is this a great role and a fantastic team to work in, with fair and competitive pay, but we also offer a variety of other benefits to support you at work, including opportunities for paid training and development throughout your career. Please see a summary of some of the things you will receive if you choose Hartford Care.

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.