Ready to make a real impact while working somewhere genuinely different?
At Burdon Grange, we’re not your typical care home—we’re a warm, lively, forward-thinking community supporting adults (from 18 onwards) living with neurological conditions, physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries. Every resident has their own unique personality, sense of humour and goals, and we work as a team to help them reach their fullest potential.
Nestled in beautiful Highampton, Beaworthy, our home is filled with energy, compassion, and a brilliant multidisciplinary team—including carers, hydration assistants, physiotherapists, nurses, domestics, and an activity team—who all work together to enhance the everyday lives of our residents.
You don’t need any formal qualifications or previous experience—just genuine warmth and a desire to make a positive difference to someone who relies on you. Whatever your background, our training and support will help you build and grow your skills. With flexible working options available, you can fit the role around your life.
What You’ll Be Doing…
To lead, develop and oversee the delivery of a meaningful, engaging and person-centred activities program within the home and wider community, in line with relationship-centred care principles.
The role is responsible for ensuring every resident has access to inclusive, purposeful and enjoyable activities that promote wellbeing, independence and quality of life.
The Activities Co-ordinator provides leadership and line management to the Activities Team, ensures safe and effective activity delivery through robust risk management, and contributes positively to the overall life and culture of the home.
You will:
- Manage Activity Assistants, providing clear direction, supervision, support and performance management.
- Allocate roles and responsibilities across the activities team, including named resident allocation where appropriate.
- Conduct regular supervisions and appraisals to ensure high standards of practice.
- Design, implement and maintain a structured, varied and stimulating activities programme that reflects residents’ individual needs, preferences and goals.
- Maintain oversight of all activities within the home, ensuring consistency, quality and safety.
- Ensure that all residents are actively supported to access meaningful engagement, including those who are isolated, have complex needs or prefer one-to-one interaction.
- Adapt programmes to reflect changing needs, abilities, risks and preferences.
- Monitor participation, engagement and outcomes, adjusting delivery accordingly. And ongoing development of Activities staff.
- Ensure resident interests, histories, preferences and goals are understood, recorded and reflected in activity provision.
- Hold overall responsibility for activity-related risk assessments, ensuring they are completed, reviewed and implemented for:
- Individual residents
- Specific activities
- External locations and outings
- Transport arrangements
- Oversee compliance with Health & Safety legislation, CQC requirements and organisational policies.
- Regularly review and evaluate the effectiveness of the activities programme.
What We’re Looking For…
- Experience in leading or coordinating activities within a care or support setting.
- Strong understanding of person-centred and relationship-centred care.
- Ability to design and deliver inclusive, meaningful activity programmes.
- Experience of supervising or managing staff.
- Knowledge of risk assessment processes and safe activity delivery.
- Excellent communication, organisation and leadership skills.
- Ability to maintain accurate records and oversee documentation.
Desirable
- Experience working with adults with neurological conditions, acquired brain injury or learning disabilities.
- Knowledge of CQC regulations and compliance.
- Experience in community engagement and event planning.
- Training in behaviour support or therapeutic activities
What We Offer…
- Ongoing training & development (in-house and NHS-provided)
- Enhanced pay on bank holidays
- 28 days annual leave
- Company pension scheme
- Paid breaks
- Free enhanced DBS
- Free uniform
- Free on-site parking
Why Burdon Grange?
Because here, you’re not just “doing a job”—you’re joining a community where your skills, compassion and personality genuinely matter. We celebrate individuality, encourage growth, and work together to make every day meaningful for both residents and staff.
If you feel you have something special to offer our inspiring residents, we’d love to hear from you.
Work Location: In person - Please note due to our rural location, access to your own car is essential.
Work Authorisation: UK (required)
Strictly No Agencies
Please note; we are unable to offer sponsorship
This role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity.
Pay: £13.10-£14.80 per hour
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Beaworthy EX21 5LX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Do you currently work, or have worked at Burdon Grange?
- We are unable to provide any form of sponsorship for this role. Do you require Sponsorship?
Work Location: In person
