Activities Co-ordinator

5 months ago


Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Anchor Full time

**Reporting into the Home Manager, responsibilities will include**:

- Planning and facilitating stimulating activities, promoting independence and choice to meet customer needs.
- Controlling and maintaining the stock of activities equipment, materials and resources within a given budget.
- Comply with CQC essential standards and improve the quality of customer’s lives.

**Required knowledge & experience**:

- Ideally previous experience of organising activities within a care setting.
- Understanding of the types of activities older people enjoy.
- Knowledge of health & safety in the workplace.

**Required skills**:

- Creative flair with a range of practical skills e.g. arts & crafts.
- Ability to motivate and engage people with good negotiation skills.
- Ability to plan a calendar of activities.
- Able to create an environment where customers feel able to participate and contribute ideas.
- Able to work as part of a team and individually.
- Basic PC skills.

**About us**:
The caring gene is found in people from all walks of life. If you’ve got it, there’s no better place to put it to work than Anchor.

As the largest not-for-profit provider in England, care and housing for older people is our passion. But it’s also our business.

And to help our business grow, not only do we look for people who want to make a meaningful difference to the lives of older people. We arm you with the tools and the support to make sure you can.

And as we go from strength to strength, so will you. With opportunities to develop your skills and take your career forwards through our comprehensive training and qualification programme.

Together we’ll bring security, independence and happiness to the lives of even more people.
At Anchor, we’ll help you do well, so you can help us do good.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK

Marham House care home is a contemporary residential care home, providing luxurious and comfortable facilities set in private landscaped gardens. Ideally located in the cathedral market town of Bury St Edmunds, Marham House offers first class residential and dementia care for up to 66 residents.

**Anchor - a great place to work**

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

**A rewarding environment**

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

**Health & happiness**
- Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
- Mental health support
- Flexible working options

**Finance**
- Pension plan - contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
- Quick and easy pension transfer service
- Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
- Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

**Career**
- Ongoing personal and professional development programme
- Leadership Pathways online learning resources
- Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated rewards website

**Celebrating diversity, celebrating you**

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.



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