Care Home Activities Coordinator

Athena Care Homes; March; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run care home group in March is seeking an Activities Coordinator to enhance residents' lives through meaningful activities. The role involves planning and delivering engaging programs while working closely with residents. Ideal candidates will have a passion for wellbeing and excellent communication skills. Join a supportive team dedicated to providing exceptional care and creating joyful experiences in a homely environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days of holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience planning or supporting events or activities in a care or healthcare setting.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for enhancing residents’ wellbeing.
• Knowledge of dementia care is an advantage.
• Ability to work as part of a team and contribute positively.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering a diverse programme of activities for residents.
• Champion person-centred care by empowering residents.
• Engage residents in genuine conversations.

Skills

Event planning

Excellent communication

Dementia care knowledge

Team collaboration

Job description

About the role

As an Activities Coordinator at Aria Court Care Home, you will help bring joy, creativity and connection into our residents’ lives. Working alongside our team, you’ll support the planning and delivery of meaningful, enjoyable and stimulating activities that create special moments and lasting memories.

About Aria Court Care Home

Following a recent refurbishment, Aria Court is now a bright and welcoming 92‑bedroom home with state‑of‑the‑art facilities. Tucked away in a peaceful residential corner of March, Cambridgeshire, our home offers a cinema, hair salon, spacious dining rooms and beautiful gardens bursting with home‑grown fruit and vegetables. Our award‑winning kitchen team even published their own cookbook, reflecting the pride and creativity that runs through everything we do. As one of the leading care homes in March, Aria Court is dedicated to providing exceptional care in a safe, supportive and homely environment.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Assisting in the delivery of a diverse programme of activities that reflect residents’ personalities, preferences and choices.
• Championing person‑centred care by empowering residents to make lifestyle choices that are meaningful to them.
• Spending time with residents in genuine, engaging conversations and supporting activities at a pace that values individuality, dignity and communication differences.

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• Experience planning or supporting events or activities, ideally within a care or healthcare setting.
• Excellent communication skills and a real passion for enhancing residents’ wellbeing.
• Knowledge of dementia care is an advantage.
• The ability to work as part of a team and contribute positively to home life.

What we can offer

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk). We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities. Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care. We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.