Activities Coordinator

Exemplar Health Care; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Wages before payday

Discounts on retail & lifestyle

DBS check

Counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland is seeking an Activities Coordinator to plan and lead meaningful activities for residents. You will organize individual activity plans, foster community through group activities, and help residents pursue hobbies and educational opportunities. A supportive team and person-centred approach are emphasized.

Join us at Laurel Place, part of Exemplar Health Care, and contribute to residents’ fulfilled and happy lives with engaging, inclusive activities.

Qualifications

• Organising individual activity plans based on people’s goals and interests.
• Fostering community spirit through group activities.
• Encouraging participation in hobbies and local community events.
• Promoting dignity, choice and independence for residents.

Responsibilities

• Organising individual activity plans based on people’s goals and interests.
• Fostering community spirit through group activities.
• Supporting residents to maintain or take up hobbies and educational opportunities.
• Assisting residents to engage with their local community and events.
• Celebrating awareness days and achievements.
• Promoting dignity and independence in daily activities.

Skills

Creative thinking

Organization

Communication

Empathy

Active listening

Job description

Position: Activities Coordinator
Care home: Laurel Place
Location: Gudmensen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG
Contract type: 40hrs per week. Weekend availability required
Rate: £12.71 per hour

Are you an enthusiastic people person who loves to bring the fun? As an Activities Coordinator, you’ll organise and lead meaningful and entertaining activities for the people we support. You’ll play a key role in empowering them to live fulfilled and happy lives.

Join us as our Activities Coordinator at Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland.

About Exemplar Health Care

Laurel Place is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

Laurel Place supports adults living with complex needs, such as acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Activities Coordinators organise creative and fun activities for the people we support.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include:

• organising individual activity plans based on people’s unique goals and interests
• fostering community spirit through group activities
• supporting people to maintain their current, and take up new, hobbies, interests and educational opportunities
• assisting people to become more involved in their local community
• celebrating national awareness days, holidays and individual/collective achievements
• promoting choice, dignity and independence

As part of our mission to make every day better, our high staffing levels give you the time to deliver truly person‑centred activities, with a supportive team around you.

You’re also:

• caring, kind and able to see the funny side of life
• a creative thinker, always on the lookout for new activities and ideas
• enthusiastic, encouraging and inclusive
• a born organiser with a positive, can‑do approach
• great at listening and communicating
• understanding of individual needs

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.

We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail].

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.