Activities Coordinator - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Ferndown is seeking an Activities Coordinator to create stimulating activities that celebrate life and maximise residents' wellbeing. The role requires warmth, creativity, and strong organisational skills to inspire and engage residents and their families. This rewarding position includes competitive pay and a range of benefits, including free training and development opportunities.

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

• Ability to create tailored activity programmes focused on wellbeing.
• Experience in a similar role is ideal but not essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage with residents and families.

Responsibilities

• Create imaginative and motivational activities for residents.
• Get to know residents and their families to tailor activities.
• Inspire involvement in activities within the home and local community.

Skills

Organisational skills

Empathy

Creativity

Enthusiasm

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:

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

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.