Residential Care Home Activity Co-ordinator

Activity Co-ordinator

Salary: £14.13 per hour plus incentives

Hours: Full time 9.30am to 4.30pm, 5 shifts per week to include weekend working.

Location: Oxendon House Care Home, Great Oxendon, LE16 8NE

Benefits

• Pay Increase – Top quartile market salaries and Annual Performance related pay increases of up to 8% in addition to any cost-of-living increase.
• Annual Leave – 28 Days including Bank Holidays.
• Nest Pension Scheme and 3% matched contribution.
• Bonusly Points – These are exchangeable for various vouchers or cash via PayPal and are earned by obtaining recognition from your colleagues i.e. good mandatory training, good attendance, and various other ways you contribute positively to the team and our residents’ lives.
• Training – All relevant qualifications are fully funded to help you progress and we will reward you with a financial bonus of up to £500.
• Refer a Friend – 500 Bonusly points for referring a suitable team member.
• Meals – Enjoy low-cost meals at just £1 per course while on shift.
• Short Notice shift incentives.
• Employee Assistance Programme – Access to free counselling and valuable well‑being advice 24/7.
• Fully expensed DBS check and uniforms.

About Oxendon House Care Home

Oxendon House is located in the quaint village of Great Oxendon (3 miles to the south of Market Harborough). The home provides personal and dementia care for 43 residents.

Role Responsibilities

• Plan and organise activities.
• Good time management.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Creative and enthusiastic.
• Act as an Ambassador for the Company both inside and outside of the home.
• Contribute to residents’ well‑being through thoughtful, personalised activities, and have a weekly plan ready each Monday to bring joy to residents’ lives.
• Provide support for residents facing confusion or behavioural challenges by employing effective person‑centred distraction techniques and activity baskets, and offer one‑to‑one comfort and companionship for residents unable to participate in activities, documenting interactions in their notes.
• Ensure the activity calendar is uploaded to Facebook each week and is also visible around the home. Post interesting activities on the Homes’ Facebook page.
• Keep up to date on new developments in both activities and care by identifying and attending activities meetings and ensuring our monthly Newsletter is completed and displayed around the home and posted onto our Facebook page.
• Encourage and involve team members, relatives and friends in the home’s activities by sending communication emails to the team, relatives and friends and act as an Ambassador for the home, including Fund Raising so that our residents can enjoy additional social events. All Fundraising is matched £ to £ by Jasmine to support this.

Role Requirements

• At least two years’ relevant experience as an Activity Co-ordinator providing activities in a care home or similar environment.
• Hold an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care or Activities; or must agree to contractually sign up to work towards one.
• Must be able to work 35 hours minimum per week including 2 weekend days every four weeks.
• Live within 20 minutes of the Home.

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