Activity Co-ordinator

Job title: Activity Coordinator

Location: Copper Beech Care Home, Eastbourne Road, Ridgewood, Uckfield, TN22 5ST

Salary: £12.00 per hour

Contract: 35 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Start and finish time can be flexible, some weekend shifts will be required

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

Running a morning and afternoon activity session. Activities are tailored to our residents but can include musical acts, days out, exercise classes, visitors from the community, arts and crafts, the possibilities are endless!

Producing and updating an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget

Supporting our residents and encouraging them to partake in activities

Organising birthday surprises for our residents

Ensuring everything is organised for planned activities, events, performers and co-ordinating days out

Liaising with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home

Assisting with breakfast, lunch and dinner duties (when necessary)

Organising one to ones with our residents, this might involve reminiscing tools, puzzles, reading or just a cup of tea and a chat

Updating paperwork, care plans, activity notes and managing emails

Supporting the home with their social media channels as required

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

You’re a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, who can also manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively managing priorities as they arise. Wanting to make a real difference, you’re interested in caring for others, sharing your sense of humour and spreading your infectious enthusiasm for making people’s lives better. Whether it’s motivating colleagues to support each activity or event, making links in the local area or even getting friends and family involved, you’ll pack a lot of community spirit into everything you do.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support – all available via one phone number 24/7

Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350

Free meal on every shift

28 days holiday

Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!

Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets

Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes

We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site

Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site

Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health

Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and therefore is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK's Points Based Immigration System.