Activities Coordinator - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking care home as an Activities Coordinator, where your creativity and empathy will shine. In this rewarding role, you'll design engaging activities that enhance residents' wellbeing and foster social connections. Your organisational skills will help you create tailored programmes that cater to diverse interests, ensuring every resident feels valued and included. With a strong focus on community involvement, you'll inspire both residents and staff to participate in enriching experiences. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others while enjoying a supportive environment that values your contributions.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Warm, empathetic, and personable with strong organisational skills.
• Creative and enthusiastic, inspiring residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Create tailored activities programmes for residents' wellbeing.
• Devise fun and motivational activities for all interests.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Empathy

Creativity

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Experience in similar role

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE
As an Activities Coordinator at a Barchester care home, you’ll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for our residents. Our ethos is all about celebrating life, so you’ll help to devise imaginative, fun and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability. An extremely rewarding role, part of your time as an Activities Coordinator will be spent getting to know our residents and their families before you create tailored activities programmes focused on maximising everyone’s wellbeing, independence and social engagement.

ABOUT YOU
You’ll need to be warm, empathetic and personable to join us as an Activities Coordinator. Your organisational skills and driven mind-set mean you always get things done and make things happen. Meanwhile, your infectious enthusiasm and creative approach will inspire our residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community. Any similar experience would be ideal, but it isn’t essential – especially because we’ll make sure you have the training you need to develop your skills and progress your career with us.

REWARDS PACKAGE
In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

1. Free training and development for all roles
2. Access to wellbeing and support tools
3. A range of retail discounts and savings
4. Unlimited referrals with our ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
5. ‘Employee of the Month’ rewards and ‘Long Service Awards’

And so much more!

If you’d like to use your planning and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.