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Activities Coordinator

Job details
Posting date: 08 December 2025
Salary: £13,201 to £14,071 per year, pro rata
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 18 December 2025
Location: Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Caerphilly County Borough Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: REQ0010595

Summary

We are recruiting an Activities Coordinatorat Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 18.5
Contract Type: Part Time, Permanent, Job Share
Location: Penallta House

Team: Housing Services

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £13,201 - £14,071 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Caerphilly Homes and the Older Persons Housing team, on a permanent basis as part of a job share opportunity as an Activities Co-ordinator.

Would you like to be part of a dynamic team, delivering a programme of activities and promoting social interaction for the Contract Holders living in the 32 Sheltered Housing schemes across the borough?

The successful candidate must have an excellent work ethic, good communication skills, demonstrate empathy and understanding whilst working independently and as part of team to find innovative ideas and deliver activities tailored to contract holders’ needs. You will be expected to support the Sheltered Housing team in promoting and enabling Contract Holders to participate in meaningful activities and social events, working across all Caerphilly Homes Sheltered Housing schemes with an aim to reduce loneliness and isolation.

The postholder will be responsible for delivering support to all Contract Holders relating to social interaction activities, as well as promoting independence. The postholder will also support the Older Persons Housing Team with administration and other relevant tasks.

For the role, we ask that you have:

Relevant Level 2 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales. For example, Health and Social Care or Support.
Effective communication skills to liaise and negotiate with internal colleagues, service users, prospective tenants, Elected Members and external agencies.
Experience of working with older people.
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 Amy Sims on 01443 811423 or email simsa1@caerphilly.gov.uk.

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