Activities Coordinator

Forest Care Limited; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home in Basingstoke seeks a reliable Activity Co-ordinator to manage and organise resident activities. This full-time role includes planning various programs while ensuring engagement and wellbeing of residents. Join a supportive team committed to providing high-quality person-centered care.

Benefits

28 days Holiday

Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays

Ongoing training and development

NVQ Training

Refer a Friend Scheme

Free Uniform

Employee Assistance Programme 24/7

Blue Light Staff Discount Card

Qualifications

• Experience in organising events in a care home setting preferred but not essential.
• Good organisational skills required.
• Moderate computer literacy required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and organise programmes of individual and group activities.
• Be responsible for the home’s activities budget.
• Review and evaluate the activities programme.

Skills

Organisational skills

Computer literacy

Job description

Based at Oak Lodge, Rectory Road, Oakley, Basingstoke, Hants RG23 7EL – a care home with an “OUTSTANDING” CQC rating.

**Maintained ‘Outstanding’ CQC since 2019 **

** Top 20 Care Home South East England 2024 **

** Review Score of ‘10’ on carehome.co.uk**

Oak Lodge is a multi-award-winning care home at regional and national level. These accolades are only achieved through the teamwork of like-minded individuals passionate about delivering person-centered care. Our Care/Nursing staff to resident ratio is higher than the national average and nearly 50% of our team have been with us for over 5 years.

“Forest Care is a very homely company, and all the staff feel like they are part of one big family.”

“I’m very happy with the training and development at Forest Care. They support us to achieve our NVQ and further qualifications.”

Salary £12.29 per hour. Please only apply if you live within a commutable distance to the care Home and don’t require sponsorship as we are unable to offer it at this time.

We are looking for someone to be able to commit to 35 hours a week, working various shifts, including alternate weekends.

As well as a competitive hourly rate, we offer the following benefits;

• 28 days Holiday (for full time workers)
• Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays
• Ongoing training and development
• NVQ Training
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Free Uniform
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 covering a full range of issues. Includes perks and discounts too!
• Blue Light Staff Discount Card, Employee of the Month, Appreciation weeks and many more!

Forest Care is a family owned and managed company, currently with four care homes in Hampshire and Surrey. Our focus is to ensure we provide the highest standards of care to our residents, and their ongoing welfare, comfort and needs are central to how we run our homes. We want our homes to be a home in the truest sense, and we are committed to making our residents feel at home from the outset.

We are looking for a reliable, caring Activity Co-ordinator who wants to make a difference by contributing to providing the best care possible at all times.

Main Duties of our Activity Co-ordinator;

• Plan and organise programmes of individual and group activities
• Be responsible for the appropriate use of the home’s activities budget.
• Review and evaluate the activities programme so that it is kept up to date and fit for purpose.
• Work closely with residents, staff and others involved in the organising and the running of events.
• To undertake any other duties as required by line management

Skills and Experience of our Activity Co-ordinator;

• Previous experience of organising events and activities within a care home setting (not essential, as training is provided)
• Good organisational skills
• A moderate level of computer literacy

This role is subject to a DBS check.

While it is no longer a requirement that people we employ are vaccinated against Covid-19, we still strongly believe that vaccination remains the best line of defence and we therefore continue to encourage all current and prospective staff to be fully vaccinated.