Activity Coordinator – Dementia Groups across Leeds

Job Description

Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity for an Activity Group Coordinator to join our team delivering Dementia Groups across the Leeds area. The role is part‑time, permanent and is paid £13.49 per hour (FTE £24,552 per annum).

Location and Hours

Home based with easy travel to groups across the Leeds area. 21 hours per week, working Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

What You’re Doing

• Day‑to‑day coordination of group provision, including activity planning and delivery, organising refreshments and regular communication with group members and venues.
• Coordination of volunteers, ensuring recruitment, training and support arrangements are in place.
• Delivering a high‑quality activity plan at groups, in line with best practice and feedback from attendees.
• General administrative duties including data entry for the RVS Management Information Systems.
• Participation in local fundraising for Royal Voluntary Service as agreed with Service and Operations Manager.
• Assisting Service Manager to ensure compliance with statutory standards, policies and procedures (Health and Safety, Food Hygiene, Data Protection, Safeguarding).
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties within the remit of the post and agreed with the Service Manager.

Key Competencies

• Creativity: Produces creative and original ideas and solutions. Likes to find and explore new ways of doing things.
• Enable Volunteers: Demonstrates understanding of how role supports volunteers and is ready to collaborate with the Volunteering Team.
• Team Working: Enjoys participating in group activities and works collaboratively with others.
• Planning and Organising: Thinks through well in advance, maps out future activities and monitors implementation.
• Written and Oral Communication: Talks confidently, writes clearly and influences discussion.
• Flexibility: Open‑minded to new experiences and adapts to requirements of others.
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Values difference, promotes inclusive behaviour and encourages participation in inclusion activities.

What We’re Looking For

• Lives within easy reach of groups and holds a valid full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle insured for business use (mileage paid or reimbursed).
• Knowledge and experience of dementia (personal and/or professional).
• Understanding of the benefits of group settings and activities for people living with dementia.
• Safeguarding vulnerable adults.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Good organisation and facilitation skills.

Experience

• Experience working with people living with dementia and/or their carers.
• Experience delivering activities within a group setting.
• Ability to use standard IT systems – Microsoft Office/Word/Excel, client database entry and management.

Benefits

• Salary of £13.49 per hour (FTE £24,552 per annum).
• 26 days’ holiday (pro‑rata) plus paid statutory bank holidays (pro‑rata).
• Up to 2 days paid volunteer leave per year through the employer supported volunteer scheme.
• Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation.
• A pension scheme with 8% employer contributions.
• 2× base salary death‑in‑service benefit, subject to qualification.
• Enhanced Family Leave schemes.
• Access to an exclusive rewards website for discounts and cashback online.
• 24‑hour doctor line, financial support, dental/optical and other therapies.
• Free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face‑to‑face counselling sessions included.
• Opportunities to discuss flexible working.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities, and society.

Legal and EEO Statement

Other organisations may call this role Activity Coordinator or Group Coordinator. At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

Closing Date

The closing date for this role is 3rd July 2025. However, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

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