Activities Co-ordinator Based at The Fairways, Chippenham

**Salary**

£12.28 per hour

**Contractual hours**

37.5

**Basis**

Full time

**Region**

Care Homes

**Package**

Pension, 20 days holiday (exc. bank holidays) - (Holiday entitlement depends on number of hours worked (pro rata basis of a full-time entitlement)), Life Assurance, Discount Scheme, free uniform and DBS provided.

**Job category/type**

Activities

**Date posted**

27/12/2024

**Job reference**

REQ023320

**Activities Co-ordinator based at The Fairways, Chippenham**

**Available Hours**:
Permanent - Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary £12.28 per hour

Are you passionate about helping people? Are you warm and compassionate? Are you looking to join a company who cares for their staff? If so, we want to hear from you

**Why join?**

You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of employees. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun. This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people. Plus, much more

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:

- 20 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave.
- Life assurance.
- A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases.
- Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications.
- Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
- Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice.
- Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
- Access to wellbeing resources.
- Recommend a friend scheme.
- Family friendly policies.
- Long service awards.
- Free uniform and DBS check.
- Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.

**About the role**

As an Activities Co-ordinator at MHA you will join our team and work within the Home to provide activity opportunities for our residents.

Duties will be varied and include working in conjunction with the senior team to plan and run a programme of activities for the residents linked to assessed social needs identified in care plans whilst also maintaining and promoting activities that older people enjoy and find stimulating. Every day will be different, and you will have the opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference.

For more information about the role **_please review the attached job description._**

**About the home**

**The Fairways care home in Chippenham**

Finding the right care home can be one of life’s more important decisions. But with the practical advice and support of your local team at MHA’s The Fairways care home in Chippenham, you can make your choice with confidence.

Join us and you’ll quickly see why people say we feel like a second family. You’ll understand that our team simply won’t compromise in the quality of their support. You’ll see our home is made to enhance the comfort and independence of older people. And you’ll feel the charitable ethos, along with the warmth and reassurance that flows from our foundations in the Methodist faith.

Above all, we hope you’ll see how the support and surroundings of The Fairways care home in Chippenham could welcome a new lease of life to those we care for - with spirituality, friendship and respect at its heart.

For more information about the home, please click **_here_**

**About you**

We are looking for a proactive and forward-thinking Activities Co-ordinator to join our team to work within the Home to provide activity opportunities for our residents. Your ability to design and facilitate group activities is essential. You will have a kind, warm and caring nature and be able to work well as part of a team but also use your own initiative.
- MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Click _**_here_**_ to read more about this._
- Recruitment agencies: please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CVs from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA’s Talent Acquisition Team._