Activity Coordinator

Bupa Global; Great Dunmow; On-site; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking health provider as an Activity Coordinator, where your creativity will shine! In this role, you'll be the heart of our care home, crafting vibrant activities that uplift our residents' spirits. From organizing engaging events to creating tailored activity plans, your contributions will foster joy and camaraderie. This position not only allows you to make a real difference in people's lives but also offers a supportive environment where your ideas are valued. If you're passionate about enhancing the well-being of others and want to be part of a caring community, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

My Healthcare Access

Annual Healthcare Allowance

Free Meals on Shift

28 Days Holiday

Long Service Rewards

Interest-Free Travel Loan

Wagestream

Various Pension Plans

Parental Leave Schemes

Menopause Plan

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Run morning and afternoon activity sessions.
• Organize events and liaise with external performers.
• Produce and update an activity planner.

Skills

Creative Thinking

Budget Management

Event Organization

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

No specific education required

Tools

Social Media

Job description

Job Description - Activity Coordinator (CRO00Q1)

Requisition Title

Activity Coordinator

Job Number:

CRO00Q1

Croft House

Braintree Road, Great Dunmow, CM6 1HR

CQC rating: GOOD

From £11.45 up to £12.45 dependant on experience

12 hour contract

Weekends: Saturday and Sunday

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.

An activity coordinator in our care home is like the chief fun officer. They create a vibrant, joy-filled atmosphere for our residents. They dream up exciting events and hobbies that residents will love. Think arts and crafts, baking, book clubs, and even pub quizzes.

They work closely with our residents and care teams to create tailored activity plans. Whether it’s gentle chair-based exercise or a garden party, they’ve got it covered! Coordinators bring people together for laughter, camaraderie, and shared experiences. Activities aren’t just fun; they’re also therapeutic. From meditation to wellbeing classes, they boost residents’ spirits and well-being.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Running morning and afternoon activity sessions.
• Producing and updating an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget.
• Organising birthday surprises for our residents.
• Liaising with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home.
• Organising one-to-ones with our residents, this might involve reminiscing tools, puzzles, reading or just a cup of tea and a chat.
• 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.

Benefits:

• My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support – all available via one phone number 24/7.
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350.
• Free meal on every shift.
• 28 days holiday.
• Long service rewards including ecards, extra holidays, and money for every milestone at Bupa.
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• Various Bupa pension plans.
• Parental leave schemes for adoption, birth parents and co-parents.
• Menopause Plan 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.
• Sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, in addition to statutory sick pay.

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.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [e-mail]

Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and therefore is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK's Points Based Immigration System.