Activities Co-Ordinator

We are recruiting an Activities Coordinator at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours:  37 hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 28^th February 2026
Location: Working hours can be split between home and office depending on specific task requirements.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Older Persons Housing Team.

We pay an attractive salary of £25,584 - £27,269 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Caerphilly Homes Older Persons Housing Team is a dynamic team delivering activities and promoting social interaction for residents in 32 sheltered housing schemes across the borough.

The successful candidate must have an excellent work ethic, good communication skills, and demonstrate empathy while working independently and as part of a team. You will support the Sheltered Housing Team in promoting and enabling Residents to participate in meaningful activities, aiming to reduce loneliness and isolation. Additionally, you will assist the Older Persons Housing Team with administration and other relevant tasks.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A Relevant Level 2 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales. For example, Health and Social Care or Support.
• An appreciation and understanding of sheltered housing services, the role of other agencies. For example, Social Services and Health.
• A Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work purposes to travel throughout the borough to visit sheltered housing scheme, attend meetings, and visit residents in their home.
  
  

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alyson Colman on 01443 811424 or email colmaa@caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.  Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants.  This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.