Activity Coordinator

Bupa - Care Homes; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in health and care is seeking an enthusiastic Activity Co-ordinator to enrich the lives of residents at their care home. This role involves crafting engaging activity sessions, managing budgets, and fostering community connections. You’ll play a vital part in ensuring that every day is filled with joy, creativity, and meaningful interactions. Join a team committed to making health happen and be part of a supportive environment that values diversity and well-being. If you have a passion for caring and creativity, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Free access to 24/7 healthcare support

Annual healthcare allowance

Early access to wages

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Long service rewards

Free meal on every shift

Interest-free annual travel loan

Pension plans

Menopause Plan

Qualifications

• Creative thinker with ideas for engaging residents in activities.
• Ability to manage budgets and maintain paperwork effectively.

Responsibilities

• Run activity sessions tailored to residents' interests.
• Organise events and liaise with community performers.
• Support residents during meal times and one-on-one activities.

Skills

Creative thinking

Budget management

Community engagement

Communication skills

Job description

Activity Co-ordinator

Chilton Meadows Care Home, Union Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1HL

Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.6

£12.80 up to £13.80 per hour, depending on experience

36 hours per week, 9am - 5pm. Alternate weekends.

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

There's no typical day at Chilton Meadows, we arrange plenty to do, both here at the home as well as out and about.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Running morning and afternoon activity sessions. Activities are tailored to our residents but can include musical acts, days out, exercise classes, visitors from the community, arts and crafts, the possibilities are endless!
• Producing and updating an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget
• Supporting our residents and encouraging them to partake in activities
• Organising birthday surprises for our residents
• Ensuring everything is organised for planned activities, events, performers and co-ordinating days out
• Liaising with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home
• Assisting with breakfast, lunch and dinner duties (when necessary)
• Organising one to ones with our residents, this might involve reminiscing tools, puzzles, reading or just a cup of tea and a chat
• Updating paperwork, care plans, activity notes and managing emails
• Supporting the home with their social media channels as required

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

You’re a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, who can also manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively managing priorities as they arise. Wanting to make a real difference, you’re interested in caring for others, sharing your sense of humour and spreading your infectious enthusiasm for making people’s lives better. Whether it’s motivating colleagues to support each activity or event, making links in the local area or even getting friends and family involved, you’ll pack a lot of community spirit into everything you do.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents - find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Why Bupa?

We ’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview /assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.