Activities Co-ordinator

Overview

About The Role
Please be aware this role is for weekends only, and 10 hours per weekend.

In your role as an Activities Co-ordinator at HC-One, kindness will be at the core of everything you do. It touches upon every aspect of our Dementia, Nursing, Residential and Specialist care homes. Every single person who works here understands that our Residents are people just like them with their own stories to tell. By joining HC-One you’ll have a wonderful opportunity to give something back to those people.

• Plan and implement the kinds of activities that will delight Residents.
• Help the Home Manager to organise essential fundraising events.
• Engage Residents to socialise more effectively, explore activity ideas based on their hobbies, and involve the wider care home team with kindness at the core.

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. You should recognise signs of potential abuse, harm or neglect and know what to do if concerns arise. All colleagues attend safeguarding training appropriate to their role and undertake additional training as needed. You will have the ability to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, including escalation if action is not taken.

• Background working with vulnerable individuals; experience developing activity programmes is preferred.
• Strong planning, organisational and IT skills; ability to manage time effectively.
• Clear, kind communication with Residents and co-workers.
• Right to work in the UK (no sponsorship or time-limited visa).

At HC-One, kindness is more than a word—it’s a way of life. We believe that caring for people means caring about what matters most to them so we can support them to live their best possible lives.

To provide the kindest possible care, everyone at HC-One brings and nurtures five key qualities—what we call Kindness The HC-One Way:

• We are curious—asking questions, seeking to understand.
• We are compassionate—walking in the shoes of others.
• We are creative—finding practical ways to make things happen.
• We are courageous—supporting residents to live the life they choose.
• We are dependable—people can always count on us.

We champion inclusivity, fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to be themselves. Our diverse workforce helps us learn from one another and better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds into our HC-One family and prioritise inclusive working practices across everything we do.

• Hourly rate is subject to experience and qualifications.
• Paid Enhanced DBS/PVG
• Free uniform
• During a shift of eight hours or more a nutritious meal will be available
• Company pension scheme
• 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Group life assurance cover
• Wagestream - financial wellbeing and flexible access to pay as you need it
• Award-winning learning and development and support to achieve qualifications
• GP online - 24/7 GP consultation via an app (including dependents under 16)
• Colleague discounts – access to over 1600 high street discounts
• Wellbeing - access to Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 support)
• Excellent recognition schemes such as ‘Kindness in Care’ and Long Service Awards
• Refer a friend scheme of up to £1000 per referral (role dependent)

Note
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We are only able to consider applications from individuals who already have the right to work in the UK. We cannot offer sponsorship or accept applications from those on a time-limited visa. Applications not meeting this criteria will not be progressed.