Activities Co-ordinator

Activities Coordinator Opportunity at The Cedars, Purton (Swindon)!

Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is currently recruiting an enthusiastic, creative Activities Coordinator to join the bright and charming team at The Cedars in Purton, Swindon. If you have a passion for enriching the lives of older adults and want a stable part-time schedule, we want to hear from you!

Role Overview

• Position: Activities Coordinator

• Location: The Cedars, High Street, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AF

• Pay Rate: £13.67 per hour (Mon–Fri) | £14.07 per hour (Weekends)

• Contract Type: Permanent, 28 hours per week

• Shift Pattern: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 4 days a week (including every other weekend)

• Closing Date: Monday, 31st August 2026

About The Cedars

Situated off the High Street in the picturesque village of Purton, The Cedars provides devoted and personalised respite and residential care to 49 residents. The home is bright and charming, with each individual bed-sitting room offering views of the surrounding countryside or the home's much-loved garden.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating and delivering an ongoing programme of stimulating group and one-to-one activities and events tailored to residents' individual interests and needs.

• Getting to know residents personally to discover what they love (or used to love) doing, helping them lead full, active lives and create new memories.

• Engaging with the local community to bring in external entertainment, while encouraging staff, relatives, and friends to participate in events.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience: Background in creating, organizing, and delivering events/activities, or previous experience working with elderly people in a residential care setting.

• Key Traits: Confident, outgoing, and empathetic, with a natural ability to connect with residents and foster a joyful, vibrant community atmosphere.

Benefits & Rewards

Join a leading not-for-profit provider that reinvests every penny back into its care homes and colleagues. Enjoy a fantastic range of benefits:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays, pro-rata)

• Workplace pension scheme

• Free uniform and free enhanced DBS check

• Higher rates of pay at weekends (£14.07 per hour)

• Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support

• Refer-a-Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1,000 per successful recommendation

• Blue Light Card & "My Rewards" programme for exclusive shopping, dining, and lifestyle discounts