Activity Coordinator

Bupa; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bupa is seeking an Activity Coordinator for their Southlands Care Home in Harrogate. This full-time role involves creating engaging activities for residents, managing the activity planner, and working closely with the care team. The role offers a competitive salary and excellent Bupa benefits, emphasizing creativity and a caring attitude towards residents.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Free meal on every shift

Free access to Bupa healthcare products worth approximately £350

Interest-free annual travel loan

Menopause Plan

Access to gym discounts

Qualifications

• Creative thinker with the ability to propose engaging activities.
• Effective budget management skills.
• Interest in caring for others and spreading enthusiasm.

Responsibilities

• Running morning and afternoon activity sessions.
• Producing and updating an activity planner.
• Organising birthday surprises and liaising with external performers.

Skills

Creativity

Caring

Organizational Skills

Budget Management

Communication

Job description

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Activity Co-ordinator

£12.80 - £13.80 Plus Excellent Bupa Benefits

Permanent contract. 37.5 hours a week,

weekends in 3 to work.

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.

Activity Co-ordinator

Southlands Care Home, 9 Ripon Road, Harrogate HG1 2JA

£12.80 - £13.80 Plus Excellent Bupa Benefits

Permanent contract. 37.5 hours a week,

10am to 6pm - 5 days over 7. Rolling 3 week rota with 2 weekends in 3 to work.

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 activityplans. 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

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 - 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 - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• 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
• 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 tooffer 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.

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.

Southlands

Location Status

On site

Salary Amount

£12.80 - £13.80

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Care Home Postcode

HG1 2JA

Job

Activities Coordinator

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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