Activities Coordinator

The role of an Activities Coordinator at Agincare Homes Holdings involves designing and organizing engaging activities and events for residents, providing companionship and support, and ensuring residents can live as independently as possible. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 12 months' right to work, a full UK manual driver's license, and previous experience in organizing activities or a similar role.

Main duties of the job

As an Activities Coordinator, you will be responsible for creating an engaging activities plan, both internally and with external resources. This includes planning events like summer BBQs and Christmas parties, interacting with residents to understand their interests and bring their desired activities to fruition, and communicating with external entertainers or businesses to organize visits. You will also support residents' mobility and independence through activities like Zumba, ballroom dancing, and balloon tennis.

About us

Agincare Homes Holdings is a family-run business that has been providing care and support since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, they are one of the UK's largest care providers and continue to grow, with over 100 locations across England including care and nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties, and live-in offices. Agincare is committed to supporting care leavers and offers a guaranteed interview or informal conversation about career opportunities.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Do you enjoy entertaining others or designing activities?

You may be new to care or looking for a new challenge within one of our homes.

Come and join the Agincare family as an Activities Coordinator

Where you'll be working

• Click here to view the care home
• Care Quality Commission rating -

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy

• £12.25 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme up to £1000
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
• Full UK Manual Drivers Licence and access to your own vehicle
• This is a full time role working 36 hours per week to include alternative weekends
• Previous experience required in organising activities or in an activities type role

A day in the life of an Activities Coordinator

• Companionship- providing support, companionship, communication and engagement with residents
• Creating activities- you will be in charge of designing an engaging activities plan both internally and with external resources.
• Event planning our Activities Coordinators are involved with planning events such as summer BBQs or Christmas parties for our residents.
• Resident interaction you will always be in conversation with residents to see which activities they want to do and bringing them to fruition.
• External communications as an Activities Coordinator you will be speaking with external entertainers or businesses to organise visits from entertainers or arranging for visits to businesses for the residents.
• Mobility - supporting the client to live as independently as possible with their mobility through activities such as Zumba or ballroom or even things like balloon tennis.
• Social activities- trips out, social engagements and activities within the home for all abilities.

About Agincare

We're a family run business that's been caring and supporting people since 1986.

With over 4,500 team members, we are one of the UK's largest care providers and are continuing to grow. We have over 100 locations across England including our care & nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently. We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.

Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions

Qualifications

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work, a full UK Manual Drivers Licence and access to your own vehicle, and previous experience in organizing activities or an activities-type role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.