Description
We are seeking an Activity Coordinator to join our team at Erskine Hall Care Home in Northwood. As an Activity Coordinator, you will be responsible for creating a vibrant, joy-filled atmosphere for our residents. You will dream up exciting events and hobbies that residents will love, such as arts and crafts, baking, book clubs, and even pub quizzes.
You will work closely with our residents and care teams to create tailored activity plans. Whether it's gentle chair-based exercise or a garden party, you'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.
Your responsibilities will include:
- 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 our residents, this 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
To be successful in this role, you should be a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, who can also manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively managing priorities as they arise. You should be wanting to make a real difference, you're interested in caring for others, sharing your sense of humour and spreading your infectious enthusiasm for making people's lives better.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
- My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues
- Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products
- Free meal on every shift
- 28 days holiday
- Long service rewards
- Interest-free annual travel loan
- Wagestream
- Bupa pension plans
- Parental leave
- Menopause Plan
- Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
- Sick pay scheme