Head of Activities

Overview

Hazelbrook Care Home is a modern, purpose-built home offering specialist and complex care for 80 residents across four 20-bed, bungalow-style households. Designed for calm, therapeutic living, it supports people with advanced dementia, complex nursing needs, and mental health conditions.

Head of Activities | Hazelbrook Care Home | £13.21 per hour | 40 hours per week

Contract:

Full Time
• Salary: £13.21 Per Hour
• Shift Type:
Days
• Contracted hours: 40

At Hazelbrook Care Home, we believe that meaningful moments shape meaningful lives. We are now looking for a passionate and experienced Head of Activities to lead our activities programme and bring energy, creativity, and leadership to this vital role. This is more than organising a calendar; it is about creating a culture of engagement, connection, and joy. You will lead from the front, inspiring residents and your team to ensure every individual has opportunities to live well and stay connected to the things they love.

Working closely with the Home Manager, you will shape and deliver a vibrant, inclusive programme that reflects the interests, life stories, and abilities of our residents. Your leadership will be key in embedding activities at the heart of daily life within the home.

• Leading and developing a varied, person-centred activities programme that supports residents’ wellbeing, independence, and happiness
• Providing leadership and direction to activities staff, volunteers, and the wider team, fostering a culture where engagement is everyone’s responsibility
• Creating both group and one-to-one experiences that reflect residents’ interests, life histories, and abilities
• Building strong relationships with residents, families, and the local community to enhance connection and involvement
• Ensuring activities are well planned, organised, and documented, maintaining accurate and meaningful records
• Working collaboratively with the Home Manager and wider leadership team to continuously evolve and improve the activities offering

As Head of Activities, you will take ownership of the activities programme, leading, coordinating, and delivering meaningful experiences for residents while inspiring others to contribute.

• Proven leadership experience, ideally within an activities, care, or wellbeing role
• Experience planning and delivering engaging activities or events
• A natural ability to motivate, inspire, and bring people together
• A genuine passion for enhancing the lives of older people
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• The confidence to take initiative and bring new ideas to life
• A warm, positive, and inclusive approach

Hazelbrook Care Home is part of Willinbrook Healthcare, the specialist division of Care Concern Group, supporting over 130 services across the UK. Our strength lies in our people, and we are united by our values of Trust, Respect, Passion, Kindness, and Inclusivity
. We are committed to creating environments where residents feel a true sense of belonging, and where our teams feel valued, supported, and proud of the difference they make.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the heart and soul of Hazelbrook Care Home. Your leadership will help create an environment where residents feel valued, connected, and fulfilled every single day.

If you are ready to lead with creativity, compassion, and purpose, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today and help make Hazelbrook Care Home a place where life continues to be lived fully.