Activities Coordinator Cambridge and surrounding areas (Hybrid) £23,088 (£8,736 per annum actual) pro rata Fixed Term (9 months) Part Time (14 hours per week) Working hours negotiable (Monday Friday) We have an exciting opportunity available for an Activities Coordinator working within sheltered housing schemes in the Cambridge City area to prevent social isolation in older adults and provide support for older people in Cambridge. The post-holder will work across all sheltered schemes and closely with relevant colleagues and stakeholders to identify the needs of the residents and organise events in line with their needs. The postholder will work Monday to Friday, and we have some flexibility around when the hours can be fulfilled. What you will be doing: Support the needs of older adults through building relationships. Encourage and empower residents to make their own social activities and provide help were required with advertising, flyers etc Lead on annual events such as Christmas festival, performances etc To use digital skills and educate residents on potential benefits of technology. To have confidence in reporting safeguarding issues. Wed love to meet someone with: Experience of working with vulnerable client groups. Experience of working within a team and with internal and external partners, as well as on own initiative. Strong people skills including the ability to build rapport and work in a non-judgemental way with the community and to challenge inappropriate behaviours. Experience of engaging residents and developing self-sustaining events based on the user stories, using a variety of communication techniques. A good standard of general education. Amongst what we offer you is: A competitive salary 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays A generous contributory pension scheme Private health care Free life assurance Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym Opportunities for learning and development Discounted gym membership Retail discount scheme Please note the successful candidate will be required to complete a basic DBS application and this will need to be returned and verified by bpha before a start date can be provided. Closing date: 7th February 2025 Interview date: To be confirmed We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible ADZN1_UKTJ