Dalton Court Care Home
Hourly Rate: 13.10* per hour (*pay rate applicable from 1st April 2026)
Hours: 30 per week
Shift Pattern: Typically between 8:30am – 5:00pm, including alternative weekend work
Are you creative, energetic, and passionate about making every day meaningful for older adults? At Dalton Court Care Home, you'll have the opportunity to design moments that bring joy, purpose, and connection to our residents.
Dalton Court is a warm and welcoming 60-bed home with beautiful views of the Lake District fells. We offer Nursing, Dementia, Palliative and Respite care, and pride ourselves on our supportive, caring team environment.
The Role: Create Moments That Matter
As our Activities Coordinator, you'll play a vital role in enhancing the wellbeing of our residents. Every day offers the chance to brighten someone's life.
Key Responsibilities
Plan and deliver a wide range of engaging activities, including arts and crafts, music sessions, movement classes, gardening, quizzes and more.
Organise special events such as themed parties, birthday celebrations, and visits from external entertainers.
Build meaningful relationships with residents, learning their stories, preferences and interests to tailor activities to each individual.
Create dementia-friendly activity programmes, including sensory and cognitive stimulation sessions.
Arrange trips, outings, and community-focused activities to promote connection and enrichment outside the home.
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
Creative, enthusiastic, and highly organised
Compassionate and committed to enhancing the wellbeing of older adults
Experienced in working with elderly individuals or within a care setting (preferred)
Flexible and willing to support occasional events or outings outside of standard hours
Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:
Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.
Discounts on the high street* - with retailers like Asda, Costa and Argos
Refer-a-Friend - and get a 250 bonus
Flexible pay* - choose when you are paid, and get money management tips too
Free wellbeing programme - helping you look after your physical and mental health
Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
Career opportunities - The chance to ‘make your mark' and play a key role
- Overtime is paid for working over fulltime hours. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me' app. Flexible pay is available via ‘STREAM'.
Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service, as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health.
