Activities Coordinator

The Orders of St Johns Care Trust; Grantham; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Orders of St. John Care Trust in Grantham is seeking an Activities Coordinator to plan and run a varied programme of activities for residents in our Grantham home. You will tailor activities to individual needs, promote independence, and help residents stay engaged in meaningful pursuits.

You’ll work closely with a caring team to deliver a warm, welcoming atmosphere, encouraging community involvement and ensuring residents enjoy a high quality of life in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in creating, organising and delivering events or working with elderly people in a residential setting.

Responsibilities

• Create and deliver an ongoing programme of activities and events that engage residents, promote independence and meet individual needs.
• Get to know residents, discover what they love to do, and create new memories with them.
• Work with other team members who are passionate about care, warmth and kindness within the homes.
• Encourage relatives and friends to participate in activities and events and involve the local community when appropriate.

Skills

Event planning

Resident engagement

Community outreach

Job description

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.
At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.
We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.
As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Gregory House offers residential and day care to 32 residents surrounded by well established grounds and an attractive courtyard. It is located in a quiet residential area, a short distance from Grantham town centre.

Location: Grantham

Pay rate: £13.62per hour

Contracted hours: 20 hours per week

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our homes are vibrant, joyful communities and an important part of creating such a happy atmosphere is the wide range of stimulating activities and entertainment we provide for our residents. As an Activities Coordinator, you’ll be responsible for creating and delivering an ongoing programme of activities and events which engage residents, promote their independence and are tailored to meet their individual needs.

Many of our residents are living with various age-related conditions, but still strive to lead a full and active life. You’ll get to know them, find out what they love to do, or perhaps used to love to do, and find ways of creating new memories with them.

In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

Located in Grantham is Gregory House, offering outstanding residential and day care to its 31 residents. The home is surrounded by well-established grounds and an attractive courtyard and is located in a quiet residential area, a short distance from Grantham town centre.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development.

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You’ll either be experienced in creating, organising and delivering events and activities or have worked with elderly people in a residential setting, but either way you’ll be confident in engaging with our residents to understand what they love to do as a group or on a one-to-one basis.

You’ll be comfortable in engaging with the local community, bringing people in to enhance your activities programme as necessary, to ensure our residents get the added stimulation of life outside of the home. You’ll also encourage team members, relatives and friends to participate in the activities and events you organise.

If you think you have the right skills and attitude we’re looking for as an activities coordinator within our care homes, then you could be the next to join us. So, apply and get your career started with us today.