Job Introduction
Job Title: Activity Coordinator
Salary: £14,286
Job Location: Brunswick Gardens, Woodhouse, Sheffield S13 7SG
Contract Duration: Permanent
Hours (weekly): 20
Grade: Your-02
Are you experienced in organising and delivering activities and events, with a passion for working with older people?
So…. What is this role exactly?
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience and knowledge of organising and delivering activities and events, to work with the residents of Brunswick Gardens, a Retirement Living Scheme in Woodhouse, Sheffield.
As the Activity Coordinator, you will encourage and support residents to organise and lead their own activities and events, as well as building links with the wider community.
What will my working week look like?
The core hours for our customers are Monday- Friday, 9am to 5pm. The working pattern can be flexible and will be agreed with you, subject to it meeting the needs of residents and the business.
What will I be responsible for doing?
You will work closely with residents to deliver a regular and varied programme of activities and events that is engaging and accessible to all, ensuring all activities and events are delivered safely, and enabling residents to access support to attend where needed.
You will also engage with older people in the wider community, promoting the activities at Brunswick Gardens to external groups and the third sector.
And what would make me stand out from the crowd?
To be successful as an Activity Coordinator, you will need to be able to demonstrate:
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Knowledge and experience of delivering activities and events
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Ability to work alone and organise your own workload
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Ability to build positive relationships with a diverse range of people
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Knowledge and awareness of health and safety and safeguarding
Ideally you will also have:
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Experience of working with older people
This role is really suited to someone with great people skills, a clear communicator, with a passion for delivering activities and events, and excellent customer service.
If you feel this could be the right role for you, we would love to hear from you!
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And who are Your Housing Group?
Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.
As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29K properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. We also build over 1,000 new homes each year.
We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.
That all sounds great…. What’s in it for me?
In return we offer £14,286 for a 20-hour week, and 26 days (pro-rata) annual leave (holidays also increase with time served) plus Bank Holidays, but our employee deal offers much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.
On top of this, we’ll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through Medicash, that doesn’t just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments) and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.
To see more of our benefits please see the attached benefits information sheet.
This role also offers genuine progression opportunities with a wide range of training available both from YHG and local authority partners.
If you feel this could be the right role for you, we would love to hear from you!
As part of our pre-employment checks, this role requires the successful applicant to complete a satisfactory Basic DBS check.
Closing Date: 2nd July 2026
We review applications as they’re received and reserve the right to close this advert early; if you’re interested, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for anyone who declare they have a disability. If these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or advert) they will be guaranteed an interview. Some roles may be subject to probity checks which will override the scheme where a potential conflict of interest or a probity matter has been identified.YHG1
