Activities Coordinator

Active Care Group; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wishaw is looking for an Activities Coordinator to plan and organize social and recreational activities for residents. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication, leadership skills, and experience in activity coordination. The position offers 36.25 hours a week, Monday to Friday, with occasional weekends required. Benefits include 25 days holiday, employee assistance programs, and a personal pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthdays off

Active Learning Hub

Active Reward App

Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension

Medicash Health Plan

Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Interest and experience in running groups.
• Understanding of activity value in rehabilitation settings.
• Ability to manage events and ensure participant engagement.

Responsibilities

• Plan and organize social and recreational activities.
• Encourage participation and ensure comfort for all.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals and care staff.
• Support physical, mental, and social well-being.

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership skills

Creativity

Attention to detail

Empathy

Job description

Come and join one of the UK's largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We’d like you to join us as an Activities Coordinator at our service Murdostoun in Wishaw.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Activities Coordinator to join our friendly and experienced team working within our Neurological Care Center.

We provide individualised assessment and intensive rehabilitation to help people recover from a brain injury. At all times we work to achieve the best possible outcomes in terms of independence and quality of life.

Murdostoun Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre provides specialist care for up to 46 residents at any one time.

We have a minibus for appointments and some fun outings and a state-of-the-art therapy pool, which allows our residents to focus on re‑gaining cognitive abilities that may have been lost. A specially designed therapy kitchen allows users to learn new skills that will serve them long after they have left our care. We also have a gymnasium where all residents are encouraged to keep themselves active and socialise with others.

We are extremely proud to be accredited as an approved provider of specialist Brain Injury Care by the Headway Brain Injury Association.

What you’ll be working

• 36.25 hours per week
• Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
• Occasional Saturday or Sunday

What you’ll be doing

Social activity coordinator will be responsible for planning, organising a variety of social and recreational activities for individuals, groups or residents in care settings. To collaborate with team members, manage resources and ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience for participants. This role requires excellent communication and leadership skills, as well as creativity and attention to detail.

Your duties will include

• Creating events and activities tailored to the needs of participants.
• Facilitating participation: encouraging engagement and participation in activities, ensuring that everyone can participate comfortably.
• Collaboration: working with care staff, healthcare professionals and external agencies.
• Supporting well‑being: providing activities that promote physical, mental and social health.

This role is essential for fostering social interaction and enhancing the quality of life for those they support.

To be considered for this post, candidates should have a flexible attitude and wholly adopt a person‑centred ethos and show empathy and a desire to make a difference, have a full driving licence for car and minibus, experience is preferred.

What you’ll have

• Ideal candidates will have an interest and experience in running groups.
• You will understand the value of activity and structure in an acute rehabilitation setting.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthdays off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e‑learning and face‑to‑face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24‑hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• Support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group