About this role
Job summary 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 Where you'll be working Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/wiltshire/edgehill-care-home-swindon/Care Quality Care Quality Commission rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-304662740 As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £12.72 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 Previous experience required in organising activities or in an activities type role 30 hours per week to include alternative 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.
Main duties of the job The role involves being an Activities Coordinator at Agincare Homes Holdings located in Swindon. The position offers a salary of £12.72 per hour, and it is a permanent role requiring 30 hours a week, including alternate weekends. The candidate should have at least 12 months on their right to work and previous experience in organising activities. The responsibilities include designing an engaging activities plan, planning events such as summer BBQs or Christmas parties, engaging with residents to understand their preferences, and coordinating with external entertainers. They also have to support mobility through activities like Zumba and organise social activities both within and outside the home. The role comes with several benefits including career development opportunities, fully funded training up to QCF level 5, a refer-a-friend scheme up to £1000, and a Blue Light care discount package.
About us Agincare is celebrating 40 years of caring for communities and is a family-owned care provider with over 5,500 team members. They have been expanding their services by developing new care homes and launching new not-for-profit Childrens Services. Agincare is among the UKs largest care providers offering various services like care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across over 170 locations nationwide. They are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant, supporting care leavers by guaranteeing interviews or informal career conversations. They support the Armed Forces community and offer equal employment opportunities. All their services are regulated by the CQC. Currently, they can't offer visa sponsorship. Agincare encourages applications for various roles due to the high demand for care services.
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/wiltshire/edgehill-care-home-swindon/Care Quality Care Quality Commission rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-304662740As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy
£12.72 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 Previous experience required in organising activities or in an activities type role 30 hours per week to include alternative weekendsA 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 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
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work and previous experience required in organising activities or in an activities type 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
Swindon
SN3 6LF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)