Senior Activities Coordinator

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

Job summary

A leading health provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Activities Coordinator to run resident activities at a care home. The role involves organizing engaging sessions, managing budgets, and encouraging participation. Ideal candidates are creative thinkers with a caring attitude and strong organizational skills. This position offers competitive pay and various health benefits including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Access to healthcare support

Annual healthcare allowance

Sick pay scheme

Free meals on every shift

28 days holiday

Interest-free travel loan

Early wage access

Pension plans

Parental leave benefits

Discounts for gyms and fitness facilities

Qualifications

• You should be a creative thinker with plenty of ideas.
• Ability to manage budgets and maintain paperwork effectively.
• Interest in caring for others and spreading positive energy.

Responsibilities

• Run morning and afternoon activity sessions.
• Produce and update an activity planner while managing a budget.
• Support residents in participating in activities.
• Organize birthday surprises for residents.
• Liaise with external companies for events and outings.

Skills

Creative thinking

Budget management

Community engagement

Caring attitude

Event organization

Social media management

Job description

Job title : Senior Activities Coordinator

Location : Collingwood Grange Care Home Collingwood Grange Close Off Portsmouth Road Camberley GU15 1LD

Salary : 12.90 - 13.90 per hour depending on experience

Contract : Permanent

Shift Pattern : 5 x 9 : 00am 17 : 30pm 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.

Youll help us make health happen by :

• Running a morning and afternoon activity session. 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 part‑ake 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 paper work care plans activity notes and managing emails
• Supporting the home with their social media channels as required

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role :

Youre 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 youre interested in caring for others sharing your sense of humour and spreading your infectious enthusiasm for making peoples lives better. Whether its motivating colleagues to support each activity or event making links in the local area or even getting friends and family involved youll 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 - 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
• 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.
• 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

Were 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. Thats 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. Well make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.