Activity Coordinator

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

Job summary

A leading health provider in Scunthorpe seeks an Activity Coordinator to enhance resident experiences through organizing engaging activities and managing care home budgets. The ideal candidate is creative, communicative, and genuinely interested in caring for others. Offering a competitive hourly rate, this permanent role includes benefits like flexible working and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Annual healthcare allowance

Free meals on shifts

28 days holiday

Interest-free travel loans

Early access to wages

Employee discounts at gyms

Qualifications

• Ability to manage budgets and maintain paperwork.
• Strong interest in caring for others.
• Enthused and humorous approach to making lives better.

Responsibilities

• Run morning and afternoon activity sessions.
• Organize birthday surprises for residents.
• Update activity planner within budget.

Skills

Creative thinking

Budget management

Communication

Job description

Overview

Activity Coordinator (EDM00B5)

Location: Edmund House Care Home, 98 - 108 Everest Road, Ashby, Scunthorpe, DN16 3EB

CQC rating: Good

Salary: £12.25 - £13.25 per hour dependent on experience and qualifications

Contract: Permanent, 40 hours per week. Shift pattern will include 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.

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 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.

What you’ll do

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 residents, which 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

You’re a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, who can also manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively managing priorities as they arise. You want to make a real difference, you’re interested in caring for others, you’re likely to bring a sense of humour and contagious 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.

• 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, approx. £350
• Free meal on every shift
• 28 days holiday
• Long service – rewards on milestones with ecards, extra holidays and money
• Interest-free annual travel loan for public transport annual season tickets
• Wagestream – early access to up to 40% of earned wages
• Bupa pension plans – details on our career site
• Parental leave schemes – adoption, birth parents and co-parents
• Menopause Plan – support and guidance for health decisions
• Discounts at gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
• Sick pay scheme 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 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. 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.

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.

Unposting Date

Unposting Date: Ongoing