Activities Co-ordinator
As a Care Home Activities Co-ordinator, you’ll be responsible for creating a programme of activities for the residents of the care home.
Being an Activities Co-ordinator
You’ll spend time getting to know the residents and their families to enable you to devise a tailored programme of activities. The programme will focus on supporting the wellbeing, independence and social engagement of the residents and will involve group activities along with individual hobbies and interests.
About the workplace
Residential care homes offer people a homely and welcoming environment where they can get that extra care and support, they need.
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Getting started as an Activities Co-ordinator
To be successful in this role you'll need:
- organisational skills
- creativity and flexibility
- attention to detail
- good communication skills
- good networking skills
- a good team player
- ability to think outside the box.
You might want to consider the Introduction to social care programme (link to ISC page under training programmes page) that covers the essentials you need to start working in social care.
Required Qualifications
Find the required or recommended qualifications for this role with Social Care Wales.
