Apprentice Activities and Wellbeing Project Coordinator
The apprenticeship will develop skills in project planning, coordination, risk management, stakeholder communication, budgeting, scheduling and project delivery. The successful candidate will work alongside experienced colleagues, supporting projects from initiation through to completion while developing their knowledge and confidence.
Role
Under appropriate guidance, you will learn to:
- Plan, prepare and help deliver individual and group activities
- Develop creative and stimulating opportunities based on residents' interests
- Support arts, crafts, music, reminiscence, sensory activities, gardening, games, gentle movement and other wellbeing opportunities
- Help residents maintain existing interests and try new experiences
- Support spontaneous activities and everyday meaningful moments, rather than relying solely on a timetable of organised events
- Adapt activities so that people with different physical, sensory and cognitive abilities can participate
- Help create enjoyable seasonal events, celebrations and special occasions
- Assist with trips and activities within the local community
- Help arrange visiting entertainers, community groups and other external activities
Alongside the apprenticeship, the apprentice may also access relevant care, dementia and wellbeing training so that their project work remains grounded in safe, respectful and person-led practice.
Skills for Care highlights the importance of activities workers understanding individual needs, organising meaningful activities and developing relevant skills once in post. This supports the wellbeing focus of the role, while the apprenticeship route will provide the broader project management framework for planning, delivering and evaluating improvement work.
The apprenticeship will also help the apprentice develop project-management skills such as project planning, communication, stakeholder engagement, organisation, time management, risk awareness, problem solving, monitoring progress, reflecting on outcomes and contributing to continuous improvement.
As part of the role, the apprentice will also undertake relevant Chapel House Care training, including areas such as:
- Safeguarding adults
- Dementia awareness
- Health and Safety
- First aid where appropriate
- Infection prevention and control
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Communication
- Mental capacity and consent
- Person-centred practice
Training
TRAINING IS DELIVERED BY MONTHLY WORKSHOPS WITH YOUR TUTOR, OFF JOB HOURS WLL BE GIVEN FOR COMPLETION OF YOUR APPRENTICESHIP WORK
Build a great career path with Chapel house, this opportunity will ensure you gain all the knowledge required to develop your management skills.
By the end of their apprenticeship, we would want the individual to be increasingly confident in:
Building positive relationships with residents.
Understanding what matters to each person.
Planning and supporting small wellbeing projects from idea to delivery.
Supporting residents living with dementia.
Adapting activities to people's abilities and preferences.
Encouraging independence, choice and participation.
Working confidently with relatives and colleagues.
Developing community connections.
Recording and evaluating wellbeing activity effectively.
Using feedback, observations and simple project records to review what has worked well and identify improvements for future wellbeing projects.
Bringing their own ideas and creativity to the wellbeing team.
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Associate project manager (level 4)
- Training Provider
- SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
- Working Week
- Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm, some evenings may be required for events. You will work one day on a weekend (in one in 3 weekends).
- Expected Duration
- 1 Year 6 Months
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Tuesday, 20th October 2026
- Start Date
- Saturday, 24th October 2026
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Qualifications
- English GCSE, grade A*-C/ 4-9 (Essential)
- Maths GCSE, grade A*-C/ 4-9 (Essential)