Activity Co-ordinator

2 weeks ago


Ashford, United Kingdom Bupa Care Homes Full time

**Activity Co-ordinator**
- WAR00C7

Job: Activities Coordinator

**Activity Coordinator**

**Warren Lodge**
**Care Home,**

**Ashford**

**Kent**

**TN24 8UF**

We know that family can come from anywhere. At Bupa Care Homes, it's our privilege to care for people - treating each resident as if they were part of our own family. Right now, we’re looking for a creative and caring Activity Coordinator to join our friendly team at Warren Lodge Care Home in Ashford to help us be the positive difference to our resident’s lives.

**Working hours and salary**

£10.85 - £11.75 per hour

Working 10am - 6pm 3 days a week and alternate weekdends

**What your typical day involves**- Running a morning and afternoon activity session. Activities are tailored to our residents but can include musical acts, days out, exercise classes, visitors from the community, arts and crafts, the possibilities are endless-
- Producing and updating an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget-
- Supporting our residents and encouraging them to partake in activities-
- Organising birthday surprises for our residents-
- Ensuring everything is organised for planned activities, events, performers and co-ordinating days out-
- Liaising with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home-
- Assisting with breakfast, lunch and dinner duties (when necessary)-
- Organising one to ones with our residents, this might involve reminiscing tools, puzzles, reading or just a cup of tea and a chatSupporting the home with their social media channels as required**Who we’re looking for**

You’re a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, who can also manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively managing priorities as they arise. Wanting to make a real difference, you’re interested in caring for others, sharing your sense of humour and spreading your infectious enthusiasm for making people’s lives better. Whether it’s motivating colleagues to support each activity or event, making links in the local area or even getting friends and family involved, you’ll pack a lot of community spirit into everything you do.

**What’s in it for you?**

**The added benefits of Bupa**
- 28 days holiday
- Hot meal provided on a 12-hour shift
- Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development and options for internal apprenticeship schemes
- Access to MyHealthcare which gives you quick, easy access to free support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support - all available from one phone number.
- Additional health & wellbeing tools including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments
- NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support
- Healthcare Insurance Cash plan (after 18 months’ service) giving you the ability to claim on everyday treatments like dental, optical and private prescriptions
- My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.
- Wagestream - Access your income before pay day, if and when you need it
- Only available to permanent employees where HealthRoster is used.

**Who we are**

As a leading healthcare group, we run care homes and retirement villages in the health and social care sector, health centres, dental centres and hospitals all over the world. As well as providing insurance to over 16 million people. We’re a big company but no matter what business area you’re in, our purpose is simple - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

And we have belief in you to help us achieve it.

**_Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and therefore is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK's Points Based Immigration System._**
- Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world._

Work Locations Warren Lodge Warren Lane Ashford TN24 8UE

Unposting Date 29-Mar-2023, 5:59:00 PM



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