Activities Coordinator

**JOB SHARE WOULD BE CONSIDERED - THIS WOULD BE TWO PART TIME POSITIONS**

Layston Grove is a specially designed, purpose-built, luxury residential care home, providing exceptional elderly and dementia care in a luxury, state-of-the-art setting.

**Salary**

£10.90 per hour

**Hours**
- 9 am - 6 pm
- 2 week rolling rota

Week 1 - Monday/Tuesday/Saturday/Sunday

Week 2 - Wednesday/Thursday/Friday

**Benefits**
- A permanent contract of employment
- A competitive salary
- We will support you to complete an NVQ qualification
- Fully funded enhanced DBS check
- A job with purpose and satisfaction
- Fully funded uniform
- Paid Breaks
- Refer a friend bonus scheme

**Job Summary**

It is your role to enable and support our residents to continue taking part in the activities and lifestyle choices they have always enjoyed. Whatever that may be from meeting up with friends and family, going to the local bowls club, visiting the cinema, attending local groups or enjoying a specific past time like gardening, painting or singing.

It all starts with getting to know our residents as individuals and finding out how they have lived their life and what they enjoy doing. This will mean taking an interest and talking with our residents and their family and friends. Plotting a life history book with them and sharing their memories.

To promote the social and recreational aspects of daily living for all residents. You will engage with the local the community and its resources. You will be creative, innovative and enthusiastic. You will have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**A great place to work**

Halcyon Care Homes is now part of Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider 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.

We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer, an accredited Living Wage Employer and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £10.90 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Buntingford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Care home: 1 year (preferred)
- Activities Planning: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person