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Activities Coordinator - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

Waltham Abbey, EN9 3JY

Salary

£14.77

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

1 November 2026

57 days left

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE As an Activities Coordinator at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exce...

As an Activities Coordinator at Barchester care home, you'll play a crucial role in creating a stimulating environment to deliver exceptional care. The focus is on celebrating life, designing fun and motivational activities suited to varied interests and abilities. This rewarding role involves getting to know residents and their families to create tailored programmes enhancing wellbeing and independence. You'll need to be warm, empathetic, personable, and possess strong organisational skills. Enthusiasm and a creative approach will drive community involvement. Experience is ideal but not essential as training is provided. Benefits include a competitive pay rate, free training, wellbeing tools, retail discounts, bonuses, and more, making this a rewarding career opportunity.

ABOUT THE ROLEAs an Activities Coordinator at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for our residents. Our ethos is all about celebrating life, so you'll help to devise imaginative, fun and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability. An extremely rewarding role, part of your time as an Activities Coordinator will be spent getting to know our residents and their families before you create tailored activities programmes focused on maximising everyone's wellbeing, independence and social engagement.

ABOUT YOUYou'll need to be warm, empathetic and personable to join us as an Activities Coordinator. Your organisational skills and driven mind-set mean you always get things done and make things happen. Meanwhile, your infectious enthusiasm and creative approach will inspire our residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community. Any similar experience would be ideal, but it isn't essential especially because we'll make sure you have the training you need to develop your skills and progress your career with us.

REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

Workplace Pension scheme, with Employer contributions from 3%

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your planning and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

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Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care services in the UK, known for delivering high-quality services to residents in their care homes. Their focus is on creating a positive environment that celebrates life and fosters community engagement. Barchester emphasizes the importance of tailored care, ensuring that their residents receive personalized support to enhance their well-being and independence. With a wide network of care homes, Barchester is committed to training and developing its staff, offering a comprehensive benefits package to support career growth and employee satisfaction. Their ethos revolves around providing care that residents expect for their loved ones, integrating innovative approaches to resident care.

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications required, but a warm, empathetic, and personable nature is essential. Organisational skills, an enthusiastic approach, and ideally previous similar experience are desirable. Training will be provided.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

3 September 2026

Last checked

4 September 2026

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About the employer

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Barchester Healthcare

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