Activities Coordinator

Hartford Care; Chapel-en-le-Frith; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training and development

Job summary

Hartford Care seeks an enthusiastic Activities Coordinator to design and deliver stimulating activities for residents at Chapel Lodge, Chapel-en-le-Frith. You will tailor programmes to individual interests, promoting social interaction and meaningful engagement while upholding privacy, dignity and independence.

No prior experience is required as full training is provided; the role involves flexible, caring teamwork and delivering a varied schedule of physical, social and creative activities to

Qualifications

• No qualifications are required for this role.
• Candidate should enjoy leading and organising activities.
• Excellent communication and empathy with residents are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run a variety of activities tailored to residents' interests and abilities.
• Lead group activities and accompany residents on outings where appropriate.
• Record attendance and adapt activities to individual needs and privacy requirements.
• Create a friendly, inclusive atmosphere that promotes dignity and independence.

Skills

Activity coordination

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Location: Chapel Lodge, Chapel-en-le-Frith

Hours: 29 per week

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 heir 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 financial and non-financial 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.