Activities Coordinator

Creative Support; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 13,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading community support organization is seeking an Activities Coordinator for their Day Centre to enhance the lives of older individuals with dementia. The role involves organizing and adapting activities, ensuring engagement and preparation while working within a supportive and inclusive environment. Benefits include training opportunities, annual leave, and pension contributions.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days Annual Leave

Enhanced DBS

Qualifications

• Confident and dynamic individual.
• Ability to adapt activities to service users' needs.
• Experience in engagement with older people with dementia.

Responsibilities

• Organize, plan, and implement activities for older adults.
• Monitor engagement and adapt activities as needed.
• Prepare activities in advance for sessions.

Skills

Organizing activities

Planning

Monitoring engagement

Education

QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

We are looking to employ a confident, bubbly, dynamic individual to undertake the role of an Activities Coordinator at our Day Centre for older people with a diagnosis of dementia based in Ashton-Under-Lyne.

The role is for 15 hours a week, spread across 3 days (5hrs a day) from 10am -3pm.

The role consists of organizing, planning and implementing a range of stimulating activities for up to 20 people a day.

As part of the role, you will be responsible for ensuring that the activities are prepared for the sessions in advance. You will also be responsible for monitoring how people engage and for adapting activities to the needs, likes and wishes of the service users.

Vacancy Reference Number: 81652
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.

Application Instructions:

In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.

You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS