Activities Coordinator

Springcare Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable care provider in England is seeking a compassionate Activities Coordinator to enhance resident wellbeing. The role involves organizing personalized activities, liaising with third parties, and updating social media platforms. Ideal candidates will have a bubbly personality, patience, and good communication skills. Full training will be provided. Competitive benefits including a pension scheme and wellbeing support are offered.

Benefits

Access to work placed pension scheme

Early pay using Wage Stream App

Access to Blue Light Card

Fully funded training for qualifications

Refer a friend scheme

Access to counselling and wellbeing support

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role would be beneficial, however, full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Organising personalised activities for residents.
• Contacting third parties to arrange events.
• Managing activities that have been organised.
• Accompanying residents on outings.
• Updating social media platforms with information.
• Completing documents and updating records.

Skills

Bubbly & friendly personality

Patience and understanding

Good communication skills

Creativity

Job description

Here at Springcare, we have a wonderful opportunity for a kind and compassionate Activities Coordinator to be part of our Springcare family, where you will have a passion for creating a stimulating environment for our residents.

At Springcare, Activities coordinators help to strengthen our care team and play an important part in enhancing the lives of our residents and improving their wellbeing.

What qualities does it take to be an Activities Coordinator at Springcare?

• A bubbly & friendly personality
• Patience and understanding
• Good Communication skills
• Creativity, and willingness to join in with activities.

The role

• Every day is different in care, and as an activities coordinator your daily routines may be:
• Organising personalised activities for residents
• Contacting and working with third parties to arrange events such as choirs, dancing and shows, and any transport that is needed
• Managing any activities that have been organised
• Accompanying residents on any outings
• Attending any meetings
• Updating any social media platforms, newsletters, and noticeboards, with photographs and information
• Completing any documents and updating records

Our activities coordinators have a variety of working patterns of morning, afternoons, and evenings, depending on the needs of the homes, and working patterns are based on 7 days a week. Actual hours of work would be discussed during your interview.

Experience in a similar role would be beneficial, however, full training will be provided.

What Springcare can offer to you

• Permanent full and part time day contracts – with access to our work placed pension scheme
• Early pay using Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay
• Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers
• Fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications (level 2 through to 5) with internal career progression opportunities
• Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support
• Family friendly policies
• Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal

If you are interested in becoming an activities coordinator with Springcare, have the qualities that we believe make our activities coordinators excellent at their jobs, we would love to hear from you and be part of your journey with a care environment.

Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.