Activities Coordinator

Activities Coordinator. Birkdale Tower Care Home

• Hourly Rate: *£12.76 per hour
• Hours: 37.5 per week
• Shift Pattern: 2 week rolling rota: Week 1 Tuesday – Friday 8am-6pm & Week 2 Monday Tuesday Friday Saturday and Sunday 8:30am-4:30pm

Birkdale Tower Care Home located in the heart of Birkdale Southport is a beautifully restored landmark offering luxurious surroundings and exceptional person-centred care. As part of the Sandstone Care Group we pride ourselves on creating a warm supportive environment where residents feel truly at home.

We are now looking for a creative and enthusiastic Activities Coordinator to join our friendly team and help deliver engaging meaningful experiences for the people who live with us.

The Role: Create Moments That Matter

As an Activities Coordinator at Birkdale Tower you will play a key role in enhancing residents’ wellbeing by designing activities that bring joy purpose comfort and connection. No two days are the same — and every day offers the chance to make a real difference.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver a varied programme of activities including arts and crafts music gentle movement gardening games reminiscence sessions and more.
• Organise special events such as themed celebrations birthdays seasonal activities and visits from entertainers.
• Build warm meaningful relationships with residents and tailor activities to their interests lifestyle and individual preferences.
• Create dementiafriendly engagement sessions including sensory and cognitivestimulation activities.
• Coordinate communitybased experiences local outings and opportunities that promote connection beyond the home.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Creative energetic and highly organised
• Compassionate patient and committed to enriching the lives of older adults
• Experienced in activity planning or working within a care or communitybased setting (desirable)
• Flexible and willing to support occasional events outside 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

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’. Advertised pay rate is effective from 1st April 2026.

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.