Activities Co-Ordinator in Cheadle Hulme

Position: Activities Co‑ordinator
Care home: Adswood Lodge
Location: Stockport, SK3 8HZ
Contract type: 30 hours per week
Rate: £12.71 per hour

About the role

As an Activities Coordinator you will organise and lead meaningful, entertaining activities for the people we support, empowering them to live fulfilled and happy lives.

Responsibilities

• Organise individual activity plans based on people’s unique goals and interests.
• Foster community spirit through group activities.
• Support people to maintain their current hobbies and interests and to take up new ones, including educational opportunities.
• Assist people to become more involved in their local community.
• Celebrate national awareness days, holidays and individual/collective achievements.
• Promote choice, dignity and independence.

Core qualities

• caring, kind and able to see the funny side of life
• a creative thinker, always on the lookout for new activities and ideas
• enthusiastic, encouraging and inclusive
• a born organiser with a positive, can‑do approach
• great at listening and communicating
• understanding of individual needs

Qualifications

You don’t need prior experience in the care sector; our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes will help you feel right at home from the start. We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.

Benefits

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility