Activities Team Lead

About The Role

Join Our Caring and Dedicated Community at Marjorie House!

Role:
Activities Team Lead

Location:
Fern Brook Lodge, Gillingham, SP8 4QD

Pay: £13.30 per hour

Hours: 40 hours per week, to include alternate weekends

We have an exciting opportunity for an Activities Team Lead, to join the team at Marjorie House, a spectacular 50 bed specialist dementia and residential care home in Lilliput, Poole.

In this role you will be responsible for helping to plan and deliver an on-going programme of social activities for the home’s residents.

You’re a warm, energetic, and outgoing individual who enjoys engaging with people and creating meaningful experiences. You have excellent communication skills and a natural ability to connect with individuals of all ages and backgrounds.

With strong time management and organisational abilities, you’re able to plan and coordinate multiple activities while adapting to changing needs. Ideally you have experience in managing a small team.

You thrive in a team environment, bringing positivity and collaboration to everything you do.

If you're passionate about making a difference in people's daily lives through fun, inclusive, and enriching activities—this role is perfect for you.

• Providing a range of imaginative and enjoyable social & therapeutic activities to our residents, some of whom are living with dementia.
• Managing an ongoing calendar of social events and activities for residents, covering their personal interests.
• Negotiating with suppliers, ordering materials, buying tickets, booking transport and arranging outings; to include the wider care team and friends & family of residents if appropriate.
• Researching and implementing new ideas, events and activities.
• Supervising the Activities Assistant team

Everyone working at Care South is dedicated to providing the best quality care to all our residents. We all share and work hard to uphold our HEART values, ensuring that throughout the delivery of care, we consistently demonstrate Honesty, Excellence, Approach, Respect and Teamwork.

Our care homes don’t just provide companionship and social interaction, they provide a happy and fulfilling lifestyle for residents, delivering Food, Fun and Friendship, as well as compassionate person-centred care.

Our fantastic facilities, exciting social activities and exceptional care teams all help to enhance the health and happiness of our residents.

No two residents are the same and we love to learn about their amazing life stories, hobbies and interests. This allows us to tailor our care and activities to suit their likes and favourite pastimes, as well as to really get to know them and build strong relationships.

Food, Fun and Friendship is at the HEART of everything we do!

You’ll receive a comprehensive induction including;

• Ongoing training and development.
• Receiving support from a friendly, experienced team and colleagues.
• Delivering person-centred care that truly makes a difference.
• Encouraging residents to stay independent and active.
• Building genuine friendships with residents.
• Creating a positive, team-focused atmosphere within the home.

At Care South, we really value all our staff, whatever the role. We offer a stimulating and incredibly rewarding career. We celebrate all our staff every year through the Care South Stars Awards.

• Online/retail discounts – Blue Light Card.
• Paid induction and training.
• Employee referral bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• Staff association.
• Local staff reward programme
• Onsite learning and development team.
• Career progression.
• Competitive pay rates.
• Flexible working hours.
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.

• You must be 18 years or older.
• We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.

If you’re a kind, caring person, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and become part of something truly special!

PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE

Care South are one of the top 20 rated Care Home Groups in the UK based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends at

As a not-for-profit charity, our HEART values are key to us providing outstanding care. For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website:

For any questions please contact the recruitment team on.