Activities Coordinator

Friends of the Elderly; Alton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

An established charity for elder care is seeking an Activities Coordinator to lead and engage residents in meaningful activities while maintaining their independence. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and interpersonal skills and experience in organizing activities. This rewarding role also involves creating personalized social care plans for residents and engaging with the local community. There are various employee benefits, including wellbeing support and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing support and employee assistance programme

Retail discount schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Group Pension Plan with 6% contribution

Free parking

Paid breaks

Uniforms provided

Monthly prize draw

Qualifications

• Experience in organising and co-ordinating activities is ideal.
• Willingness to learn and genuine enthusiasm are essential.

Responsibilities

• Create a stimulating program of leisure activities for residents.
• Engage with the community and recruit volunteers.
• Understand and evaluate individual social care plans for residents.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organising activities

Passion for supporting residents

Job description

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract Covering Maternity

Hours: Part T ime 30 hours per week (Days)

Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel, we have been supporting older people for over 120 years. The charity provides care home and day care services for older people, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty.

The Lawn is a beautiful Georgian period home in the rural village of Holybourne , Alton, Hampshire. The building has been sympathetically modernised to meet the needs of all our residents and we have a dedicated, well-trained and compassionate team of staff that care for our residents.

Joining us as an Activities Coordinator , you will lead and encourage residents to join in meaningful activities whilst maintaining their independence, choice and dignity, to enable them to lead as full and active life as possible.

In this rewarding role, you will create a stimulating and varied programme of leisure activities and social events, inside and outside of the home, for residents to enjoy. Working with each new resident to understand their likes/dislikes, abilities and needs, you will put together an individual social care plan and evaluate it regularly.

You will play a key role in engaging with the local community by initiating contact with community groups and enabling residents to partake / continue with hobbies and interests as desired. You will also help to recruit a network of volunteers to provide a variety of desired appropriate social opportunities as identified by the residents.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, so that you can form great relationships with your residents. Ideally you will come to us with previous experience of organising and co-ordinating activities, but more importantly, you will be passionate about supporting our residents. We will provide you with all the outstanding training and tools that you need; all we ask is a willingness to learn and a genuine enthusiasm to encourage others to live their lives to the full.

This isn’t just a job; it’s about making a difference to older people’s lives every day.

Rewards and Recognition

We really value the hard work and commitment of all of our staff, and offer:

• Learning, development, and career progression.
• Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme offering up to 10 counselling, 4 life, 4 leadership, 3 financial coaching sessions per person, per issue, per year.
• Retail discount schemes to make your salary go further.
• Monthly prize draw, with 3 prizes to be won.
• Access to loans at affordable rates, saving directly from salary and advance pay already earnt.
• Health cash plans for you and your family.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Long service awards, that increase with length of service.
• Refer a friend to work for us and receive a £200 bonus.
• Group Pension Plan, with a 6% contribution from us.
• Free parking at our homes and day clubs.
• Evening, weekend, and bank holiday enhancements to pay, as well as overtime premiums for care staff.
• Uniforms are provided.
• Paid breaks in our care homes and day care services for care staff.
• Free DBS checks.

Safeguarding

Keeping everyone safe is one of the charity’s core values, and is central to everything we do at Friends of the Elderly. All staff follow our Safeguarding Policy & Procedures and, if they see or suspect abuse, we expect staff to report it straight away.

Criminal record checks

As this role involves a dealing with vulnerable adults, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Friends of the Elderly strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences. A charity where everyone is equal but definitely not the same!

Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, all working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts and retains the best people. People that care and can make a difference.

We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have a right work in the UK.

Don’t delay in sending your application as we may need to close the vacancy early if we manage to appoint before the advertising closing date. We interview applicants as they apply.

Please refer to the job description upon submitting your application.