Activities Organiser

Location: Bedford Court, Horsforth

Salary: £14.90

Expires: 23/11/2025 23:59

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Location
: Bedford Court, Horsforth, Leeds

Hours
: 10 hours per week on a permanent basis

Salary:
£14.90 per hour

• Please note that we do not currently offer any Tier 2 sponsorship*

About The Role
Are you a proactive individual looking for a challenging and rewarding role? We are looking for an Activities Organiser to help implement new programmes of activity for our Bedford Court residents.

Bedford Court is a high-quality registered care home that offers older people a relaxed, safe, and welcoming place to live. We aim to create an environment where everyone can maximize their independence and social well-being and our Activities Organisers are integral to this by connecting with our residents to ensure they have access to a wide choice of events and activities within the development and the wider community.

There will be a need to work occasional evening and weekends to meet the needs of the service.

Some Key Areas Of Responsibility Will Include

• Organising indoor and outdoor activities in line with residents' expectations such as crafts, food led events and seasonal activities and encouraging residents to join in.
• Coordinating trips/outings as appropriate.
• Facilitating resident meetings to discuss ideas to improve the range of activities offered and to ensure they reflect the changes in residents' expectations.
• Undertaking fundraising activities for the resident's amenity fund.
• Completion of activity risk assessments, as appropriate and liaising with care staff as necessary, regarding any special requirements residents may have.

About You
As our Activities Organiser, you will have a caring and compassionate nature, flexible to respond to the needs of residents and their families and the service. A naturally organised person who is at ease building and growing relationships, you will be able to work independently and at pace, taking the initiative where needed. With previous team working experience, you will be a strong communicator, a good listener, able to work creatively within the constraints of a budget and have good numeracy and cash handling skills.

As you will be developing, initiating, and implementing new ideas and projects, we'd ideally like you to have previous experience of organising events and activities with working knowledge of health and safety. If you have previous experience and working knowledge of working in the care field, then even better

If you think you can make a difference to our resident by encouraging them to lead a full active life, then we'd love to hear from you

Please note that this role will be subject to a DBS check.
Our core priority
The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) is a registered housing association and care provider in Yorkshire and the North-East.

We are a values-driven organisation, and our values drive our behaviours. We're at our best when we're continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference – and we hope others will do the same. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace, where all colleagues can be themselves.

How To Apply
To apply, please complete the quick and easy online form. You will also be able to view a full Job Description once you hit Apply.

Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing on an on-going basis and reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.

As part of our commitment to equity and specifically anti-racism, we operate an anonymised recruitment process so that bias is eliminated from the shortlisting process.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.