Activity Coordinator

Druid Stoke Care Home, 31 Druid Stoke Avenue, Bristol, BS9 1DE

CQC rating: Good

rating: 9.7/10

Salary: £12.60 - £13.60 per hour depending on experience

Contract: Perm 40 hours (5 days per week)

Hours: 9am - 5pm with flexibility, shifts include alternate weekends

Mission: We make health happen. Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person‑centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

As an Activity Coordinator you are the chief fun officer, creating a vibrant, joy‑filled atmosphere for our residents. You dream up exciting events and hobbies—arts & crafts, baking, book clubs, pub quizzes. You work closely with residents and care teams to create tailored activity plans—gentle chair‑based exercise, garden party, etc.—bringing people together for laughter, camaraderie and shared experiences. Activities are also therapeutic: meditation, wellbeing classes, boosting spirits and wellbeing.

• Running morning and afternoon activity sessions.
• Producing and updating an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget.
• Organising birthday surprises for our residents.
• Liaising with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home.
• Organising one‑to‑ones with our residents, which might involve reminiscence tools, puzzles, reading or just a cup of tea and a chat.
• Supporting the home with its social media channels as required.

You’re a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, who can also manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively managing priorities as they arise. Wanting to make a real difference, you’re interested in caring for others, sharing your sense of humour and spreading your infectious enthusiasm for making people’s lives better.

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme covering mental, physical, financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family‑friendly benefits.

• My Healthcare – Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health‑related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support – all available via one phone number 24/7.
• Annual allowance available for redeeming Bupa healthcare products (approx. £350).
• Free meal on every shift.
• 28 days holiday.
• Long service rewards at each milestone (ecards, extra holidays, money).
• Interest‑free annual travel loan for public transport season tickets.
• Wagestream – early access to up to 40% of earned wages.
• Range of Bupa pension plans.
• Parental leave – schemes for adoption, birth parents and co‑parents.
• Menopause Plan – empowering women to seek advice and take control of their health.
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities.
• Sick pay scheme for frontline teams in addition to statutory sick pay.

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. We especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role and provide reasonable adjustments.

Please note: This role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and therefore is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK's Points Based Immigration System.

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: Care Home – Facilities & Home Support

Locality: Druid Stoke