Activities Co-Ordinator

1 day ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Macklin Care Homes Full time
Job Description

Can you make a real difference in the lives of others?

At Macklin Care Homes you will work as part of an award-winning team who are valued for their contribution, with opportunities for career development, as well as a friendly and rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart, we would love to hear from you.

Our residents are at the heart of our homes; we are inspired not only by their stories and experiences of years gone by but also by knowing we are making a real difference in their lives.

Our Ladys Care Home, based in Belfast is currently recruiting an Activities Co-Ordinator to join our friendly, caring, and progressive Care Home. This is a vital role within the Home, where the successful candidate will work as a team to create a stimulating and developing activity program to enhance the quality of life for each resident within the nursing home.

Ideal candidate:

  • Working as part of a team to deliver excellent quality, person-centred activities, and social activities for residents.

  • Plan special events and group activities, on occasion creating personalised plans for residents.

  • Facilitate opportunities for residents to spend time together.

  • Ability to work set hours, flexible to meet the needs of the organisation.

  • Must have a good command of written and spoken English.

  • Relevant vocational qualifications (achieved or working towards).

  • Experience working with elderly residents suffering from dementia.

  • Knowledge of care of the elderly patients' Charter of Rights.

About The Role

Company benefits:

To reward the demanding work of our fantastic colleagues, we offer an excellent benefits package as follows:

  • £1000 Welcome Bonus*

  • Collaborating with an award-winning team with family values.

  • A comprehensive paid induction programme.

  • Wide variety of training provided.

  • Career development opportunities.

  • Flexibility of shifts.

  • Employee Assistance Programme.

  • Discounted rates at Malone Hotel, Belfast.

  • Health and wellbeing initiatives including team-building initiatives.

  • Free car parking and uniform*

  • Incentives for employee referrals*

*T&Cs will apply.

Please note we will only accept up-to-date CVs - without this, an interview cannot be given.

Interviews may take place before the job advertisement closes as and when suitable applications are received. If a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early, therefore please do not hesitate to submit your application promptly.

In addition, we also reserve the right to enhance the criteria at the shortlisting stage.

Successful candidates must be willing to register with NISCC.

An Enhanced Access NI Check will be required for this post. If successful, please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice, Macklin Care Homes also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department.

It is Macklin Care Homes Policy that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to disclose all criminal convictions fully and accurately will lead to the withdrawal of a job offer.

Macklin Care Homes is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Skills Needed

About The Company

Part of the Macklin Group, Macklin Care Homes have been caring for people for over 30 years. We’ve taken all our experience over all those years to bring the very best of our knowledge and our expertise to you. We’re experts at what we do.

We’re not just another Care Home, we’re family-first and treat everyone we come into contact with as one of our very own. From staff to residents, relatives to suppliers to the postman – we’re all one big caring community

We have six Care Homes:
- 3 in Belfast: Arlington, Our Lady's and Parkmanor Oaks
- 1 in Magherafelt: Milesian Manor
- 1 in Coleraine: Ratheane
- 1 in Ballycastle: Leabank

Company Culture

Want a job you'll love? Can you make a real difference to the lives of others? We are looking to recruit great people to work in care and in return, we will bring out the best in you. At Macklin Care Homes you will work as part of an award-winning team who are valued for their contribution, with opportunities for career development, as well as a friendly and rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart we would like to hear from you. We are proud of our values and unique positive culture that we live each and every day. This is reflective of our relationships with our residents, their relatives, our suppliers and the local community.

Desired Criteria

  • Relevant Vocational Qualification (achieved / working towards).
  • Experience of working with elderly residents suffering from dementia.
  • Knowledge of Care of the Elderly Patients Charter of Rights.

Required Criteria

  • Ability to work set hours, flexible to meet the needs of the organisation.
  • Must have a good command of written and spoken English.
  • Excellent communication skills, specifically with the elderly.
  • Team player who can demonstrate a caring nature.

Closing DateThursday 24th October, 2024



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