CHT Te Awamutu - Activities Coordinator - part-time

CHT Healthcare Trust; Te Awamutu; On-site; NZD 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Long service leave

Shoe voucher

Training & development

Wellbeing initiatives & EAP

Job summary

CHT Healthcare Trust's CHT Care Homes in Te Awamutu, Waikato, is seeking a part-time Activities Coordinator to support residents with meaningful, person-centered activities. This 10-hour-per-week role focuses on planning and delivering engaging groups and individual activities that meet diverse needs.

Join a not-for-profit team dedicated to care, compassion, comfort, companionship and connectedness, with ongoing training, leadership opportunities and wellbeing support.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and empathetic toward older people.
• Confident facilitating group activities with good communication skills.
• Friendly, professional, and a supportive team member.
• Willing to learn, follow guidance, and show leadership when needed.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and deliver individual and group activities that meet residents’ needs
• Encourage social interaction and participation, and document activity outcomes
• Maintain activity supplies and monthly activity schedules
• Follow health and safety requirements and report incidents
• Work collboratively with the care team to improve the activity programme

Job description

CHT Care Homes is a trusted, not-for-profit organisation with over 60 years of experience supporting older New Zealanders. With 21 homes across the North Island, we’re proudly values-led—centred on care, compassion, comfort, companionship and connectedness.

This is a part-time role for 10 hours a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and deliver individual and group activities that meet residents’ needs
• Encourage social interaction and participation, and document activity outcomes
• Maintain activity supplies and monthly activity schedules
• Follow health and safety requirements and report incidents
• Work collboratively with the care team to improve the activity programme

Key Attributes

• Compassionate and empathetic toward older people
• Confident facilitating group activities with good communication skills
• Friendly, professional, and a supportive team member
• Willing to learn, follow guidance, and show leadership when needed

Benefits of working at CHT

• Long service leave and recognition for your commitment
• An annual shoe voucher—because comfort matters
• Ongoing training, development, and leadership opportunities
• Wellbeing initiatives and EAP support
• The reassurance of working for a not-for-profit that reinvests in its people, care homes, and resident experience

If you’re looking for purposeful caregiving work in a beautiful location—and want to be part of a supportive, values-driven team—this is the place for you.

Join us at CHT and bring comfort, care, and connection to our residents every day