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/kent/admiralty-care-home/
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
- On demand pay
What is required from you?
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
- This is an Activities Coordinator role at 13 hours per week working from 10.30am to 5pm which includes alternative weekends as the rota requires
- Previous experience as an Activities Coordinator within a care home setting is required for this role along with competent computer literacy skills
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
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 the Care 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 are regulated 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
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