About this role
Job summary This is a rewarding role as an Activities Coordinator at Agincare Homes Holdings in Gillingham, where you can make a real difference in the lives of residents. The job involves creating engaging activity plans, event planning, and facilitating social interactions and outings for the residents.
Main duties of the job As an Activities Coordinator, you will be responsible for designing an engaging activities plan, both internally and with external resources, as well as planning events like summer BBQs and Christmas parties for the residents. You will be in constant communication with the residents to understand their preferences and bring their desired activities to life. The role also involves supporting the clients' mobility and independence through activities such as Zumba, ballroom dancing, and balloon tennis.
About us Agincare Homes Holdings is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. They are proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities and are committed to supporting care leavers and the armed forces community.
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/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 payWhat 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 skillsA 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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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Previous experience as an Activities Coordinator within a care home setting and competent computer literacy skills are required for this 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.
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
Gillingham
ME8 0NX
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)