Activities Coordinator

Job description

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 anActivities Coordinator

Where you'll be working

• Click here to view the care home https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/east-sussex/
• Care Quality Commission rating -https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-6128510894

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy

• £12.25 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme up to£1000
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
• 30 hours per week over weekdays and weekends

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.

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today,Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide.As a signatory of theCare Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.All of our services areregulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,www.agincare.com/careers

*Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work is required.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Agincare

Address

Agincare Homes Holdings

Bexhill-On-Sea

TN40 2HF

Employer's website

https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)