About The Role
Location: Maiden Castle House, 12-14 Gloucester Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 2NJ
Pay: £13.30 per hour
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, including alternate weekend working
Shift Pattern: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
We have an exciting opportunity for an Activities Team Lead to join the team at Maiden Castle House, a spectacular 66‑bed dementia and residential care home in Dorchester.
About You
You’re a warm, energetic, and outgoing individual who enjoys engaging with people and creating meaningful experiences. You have excellent communication skills and are able to connect with individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
With strong time management and organisational abilities, you are able to plan and coordinate multiple activities while adapting to changing needs. Ideally you have experience in managing a small team. You thrive in a team environment, bringing positivity and collaboration to everything you do.
If you’re passionate about making a difference in people’s daily lives through fun, inclusive, and enriching activities—this role is perfect for you.
Responsibilities
- Providing a range of imaginative and enjoyable social & therapeutic activities to our residents, some of whom are living with dementia.
- Managing an ongoing calendar of social events and activities for residents, covering their personal interests.
- Negotiating with suppliers, ordering materials, buying tickets, booking transport and arranging outings; including the wider care team and friends & family of residents if appropriate.
- Researching and implementing new ideas, events and activities.
- Supervising the Activities Assistant team.
Your Rewards and Benefits
- Online/retail discounts – Blue Light Card.
- Paid induction and training.
- Employee referral bonus scheme.
- Free DBS check.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Life insurance.
- Staff association.
- Local staff reward programme.
- Onsite learning and development team.
- Career progression.
- Competitive pay rates.
- Flexible working hours.
- Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.
What You Need to Know
- You must be 18 years or older.
- We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
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