About this role
Job summary The Activities Coordinator role at Agincare Homes Holdings in Southwark involves designing and delivering engaging activities for residents in the Tower Bridge care home. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the residents by providing companionship, planning events, and supporting their independence through various activities.
Main duties of the job As an Activities Coordinator, you will be responsible for creating an activities plan, both internally and with external resources, to provide companionship, communication, and engagement for the residents. You will be involved in planning events such as summer BBQs and Christmas parties, as well as arranging visits from entertainers or organizing trips for the residents. Additionally, you will support the clients' mobility and independence through activities like Zumba, ballroom dancing, or balloon tennis.
About us Agincare Homes Holdings is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members. They are one of the UK's largest care providers, delivering a range of services including care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities and is 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 an Activities Coordinator at our Tower Bridge care home !
Where you'll be working
Click here to view the care home Nursing Homes in London - Tower Bridge Care Home in Southwark | AgincareAs an Agincare employee you'll enjoy
£13.85 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 40 hours per weekA 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 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.
Employer details Employer name Agincare
Address Agincare Homes Holdings
Southwark
SE1 4SH
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)