Activities Coordinator

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected care home provider in England is seeking an enthusiastic Activities Coordinator. This role involves planning and delivering engaging activities for elderly residents, supporting social interaction, and ensuring personalized care. Candidates should have experience in similar roles and a caring nature. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working patterns, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension contribution of 5%

Fully funded training and development

28 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in a role focused on activities for elderly residents.
• Ability to provide personal approaches to residents' needs.
• Proven flexibility and resilience in a caregiving environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver a variety of activities for residents.
• Collaborate with the care team to foster engagement.
• Support fundraising initiatives to enhance resident activities.

Skills

Experience of working within similar environment

Caring nature

Flexibility and adaptability

Warm and engaging persona

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Overview

Akari Care is an award-winning provider of care homes for the elderly. They are seeking an enthusiastic Activities Coordinator to enrich the lives of their residents through engaging activities and events. The role involves planning and facilitating a variety of activities, collaborating with the wider team, and supporting residents both within the home and on outings. The successful candidate will have a caring nature, excellent interpersonal skills, and a passion for making a positive difference to the lives of older people.

Main duties of the job

As an Activities Coordinator at Akari Care, you will be responsible for planning and delivering a diverse range of activities and events that cater to the varied interests, abilities, and cultural backgrounds of the residents. You will work closely with the Home Manager and the wider care team to ensure that residents are provided with opportunities to maintain existing hobbies, try new activities, and engage in social interaction. This role requires a flexible and adaptable approach, as you will need to respond to the changing needs and preferences of the residents. You will also be involved in fundraising initiatives and budgeting to support the residents\' activities. Throughout your work, you will foster an environment that is supportive, caring, and kind, while respecting the individuality and dignity of each resident.

About us

Akari Care is an award-winning provider of care homes for the elderly. They are committed to creating an environment where residents are valued, respected, and provided with the personalized care they deserve. Akari Care believes in fostering a sense of community and promoting diversity and inclusion within their homes.

Details

Date posted: 23 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £12.26 an hour

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 1387035052

Job locations: Akari Care, Hardwick, TS19 8FR

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.

We now seek an Activities Coordinator who is enthusiastic about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.

Working in collaboration and unity with the Home Manager and the wider and extended community teams you will be responsible for helping and engaging residents to socialise within the home. This includes providing a variety of activities that cater for all tastes, abilities, cultures and, respecting everyone as an individual, ensuring that you promote diversity and inclusion at all stages. You will plan and initiate rolling / individual programmes, encouraging residents not only to maintain pre-existing hobbies but also to endeavor to try other activities. By supporting and actively encouraging colleagues, relatives, and friends to participate in activities with residents you will enable additional stimulation not only in the activity itself but in promoting socialising and spending quality time with others to help enrich our residents lives. Through willingly accompanying residents, where possible, to offsite activities, you will go above and beyond for our residents.

In actively assisting with innovative fund-raising initiatives and budgeting for entertainment, materials, and outings, you will enjoy thinking creatively and out of the box with regards to ways in which additional funds can be raised to support our residents activities. You will help to ensure that you and your colleagues create an environment which is supportive, caring and kind and undertake all duties in a way which provides a secure and safe atmosphere in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individualism and dignity in order to lead full lives.

By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.

What we require from you

• Experience of working within similar environment
• Previous experience within similar type of role
• A caring nature with ability to give everyone a personal approach
• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice
• Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you
• Warm, approachable, and engaging persona
• Outgoing and have an infectious personality
• Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated
• Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents

Whats in it for you

• A competitive salary
• Pension contribution of 5%
• Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes
• Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
• 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
• Flexible working patterns
• Fully funded training and development
• Support with personal development plans
• The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally
• An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included

AKSPO

Disclosures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name: Akari Care Limited

Address: Akari Care, Hardwick, TS19 8FR

Employer's website: https://www.akaricare.co.uk