Activities Coordinator

Sanctuary Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Birmingham is seeking an Activities Coordinator to enhance residents' lives through creative and stimulating activities. You'll work with a supportive team, promoting both physical and mental wellbeing. No prior experience is needed, just a caring attitude and enthusiasm. Join us to make a difference in our residents' lives!

Benefits

Occupational sick pay after 12 months

Confidential 24/7 employee advice service

24/7 wellbeing resources through Aviva

Cycle to Work scheme

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Experience is not essential as we will provide training.
• You should be kind and genuinely enjoy working with older people.
• Flexibility and good communication skills are important.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with a variety of stimulating activities.
• Work as a team to enrich residents' lives.
• Encourage participation in leisure and social activities.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Caring

Enthusiastic

Job description

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Department: Health and Social Care (Qualified and Non-Qualifie

Operation: Sanctuary Care

Closing Date:

Salary: £12.60per hour

Requisition: 225680

Redhill Court Residential Care Home, 77 Nearhill Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands B38 8JU

£12.60per hour

30 hours per week

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at workdon’t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction atRedhill Court Residential Care Homefor all regardless of role.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team atRedhill Courtis special andwe’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

At the heart of ourorganisation are our incredible people and we're dedicated to making Sanctuary Care an amazing place to work. That's why we provide a package that includes support for:

Your Mind and Body

· Occupational sick pay after 12 month’s service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)

· Confidential 24/7 employee advice service (Includes medical and legal advice)

· Wellbeing resources through our employee platforms including AvivaDigicare

· A greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme

Your Financial Wellbeing

· Additionalcompensation for overtime

· Financial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice

· Exclusive discounts through our e-hub platform

· Securing your future with our contributory pension plan

· Parental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared)

Your Job

· 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)

· Complimentary meals duringlong shifts

· Growth and development with us through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities

· Ability to be part of our inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network, who provide invaluable support for colleagues

· Loyalty recognition scheme for 12 month’s service onwards

· CQCInspection bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)

Are you our next Activities Coordinator? Here’s more about the role:

· First and foremost– we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process

· Leisure and social activities area really important part of the day – let’s get creative and stuck in

· This is an exciting opportunity to really get to know our residents and provide them with a variety of stimulating activities that not only promote physical but also mental and social wellbeing

· The opportunities are endless in terms of what activities you couldintroduce and we would be interested to hear your ideas

· It’svery simple – if we can be the best Activities Coordinator we can be by being kind and supportive in every way to our residents, their families and our colleagues, then we’re all doing a great job.

What skills do I need?

· Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home

· Experience is not essential, as we will support you with all the training andsupport you’ll need to do the job, what is important is that you are caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share

· Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach

· You will also be kind and havea real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

Job Reference: 225680

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

If you are applying internally,don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusiveorganisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.