Activities Coordinator

Adept Care Homes Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A family-run care home provider in Hucknall is looking for an Activities Coordinator. In this role, you will ensure that residents engage in meaningful activities that enhance their sense of wellbeing. The position offers excellent pay, support for training, and numerous employee benefits in a friendly environment. The ideal candidate will have good literacy, numeracy, and communication skills, along with experience in an activities-related role.

Benefits

Excellent rates of pay

5.6 weeks holidays

Free Uniform & DBS provided

Onsite parking

Refer a friend scheme worth £250

Pay Day Advance (Interest free loans)

Personalized offers and discounts at big-name brands

Free Health & Wellbeing programs

Access to a Private GP

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a similar environment, ideally within an activities-based role.
• Good literacy, numeracy, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure residents have a fulfilled sense of wellbeing through activities.
• Tailor activity programs based on residents' preferences.
• Engage with residents to encourage participation.

Skills

Good literacy skills

Good numeracy skills

Good communication skills

Experience in activities-based role

Job description

Adept Care homes provide residential care and residential dementia care in our family-run, Midlands-based care homes. We help our residents to lead enriched, happy, and fulfilled lives, supported by a friendly, caring team.

You will be joining the team at Harrier House a beautiful newly built 84 bed care home in Hucknall, offering luxury and high-quality care.

As part of our Activities Team, you will take great pride in ensuring our residents have a fulfilled sense of wellbeing. With Adept’s help, you will understand that a true sense of purpose comes from daily living, whether it’s through spontaneous activities, meaningful and relatable events or getting involved in daily tasks around the care home.

Our Activities team enjoy their work, talking to residents, learning about them which helps us to tailor our activity program to enrich later life, while upholding our Adept family values by being kind, taking ownership and communicating well.

We are recruiting an Activities Coordinator

• £12.36ph
• 16.5 hours per week - includes alternative weekend
• 3 days per week
• Shift times 10:00 - 16:00
  
  

What we can offer you;

• Excellent rates of pay
• Training and career development
• 5.6 weeks holidays
• Free Uniform & DBS provided
• Onsite car parking and close to local transport links
• Friendly working environment in a purpose-built luxury home
• Refer a friend scheme worth £250 (per referral)
• Opportunity to take part in exciting trips and activities with our residents
  
  

Plus, our Bespoke Benefits package:

• Pay Day Advance (Interest free loans up to £2,000 repayable up to 20 months)
• Enjoy personalised offers and discounts at 1000’s of big-name brands of your choice.
• Enjoy savings on your weekly/monthly shopping
• Access to Free Health & Wellbeing programs, as well as the Employee Assistance Program
• Sky TV Discounts
• Broadband deals
• Instore/Online discounts and gift cards at hundreds of participating retailers
• Access to a Private GP
• Cycle2Work scheme and many more
  
  

What we are looking for;

• Good literacy, numeracy and communication skills
• Previous experience within a similar environment - ideally within an activities-based role
  
  

You will be given a thorough induction into your role via one of our experienced mentors, while receiving both online and face to face training during this time and throughout your career at Adept Care. Our dedicated Training Manager and Dementia Manager are happy to arrange or support with any additional training you feel you may need to ensure you are supported in reaching your full potential while fulfilling your career ambitions.

All our homes are now registered for the Concert for Carers Scheme, where you can enter ballots to win free tickets to events such as comedy shows & music gigs.

If you feel you are the right person for our Activities Coordinator position and want to join our team, apply now!

Adept Care Homes, a superb place to live or work.