Assistant Activity Co-ordinator (Older People Residential Services)

Published by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership

Ref: GLA16028 Published date: 08/10/2026 Closing date: 25/10/2026

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Location:: GCHSCP, Older People Residential, Riverside Care Home (G40 3HU) and Meadowburn Care Home (G53 5AQ)

Salary:: £25,441.00 - £25,441.00

Contract type:: Permanent

Position type:: Full Time

Hours:: 35 hours

Categories:: Social Services / Housing / Childcare; Adult Care

Job Description

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Role – Assistant Activity Co-ordinator (Older People Residential Services)
Location – GCHSCP, Older People Residential, Riverside Care Home (G40 3HU) and Meadowburn Care Home (G53 5AQ)
Contract Status – Permanent

Are you interested in working for the largest local authority in Scotland, in partnership with the NHS, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our community? Then, you are in the right place!

At Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) our teams at Meadowburn Care Home and Riverside Care Home provide support to older adults requiring 24hr care 120 bed residential care homes. The support we provide varies depending on the needs of each resident and involves both physical assistance, and encouragement to enjoy and participate in meaningful activity.

The Assistant Activity Co-ordinator will work alongside the Activity Co-ordinator, supporting in the delivery of different meaningful, person-centred activities for our residents.

You will be required to assist residents in maximising their independence. You will also be involved with planning and conducting activities to meet individual and group needs.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is essential on taking up appointment. Please note that successful candidates for the above role will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

These roles are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, you can contact: Gayle Carlin, Service Manager on 0141 483 7010 or by email: gayle.Carlin@sw.glasgow.gov.uk

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Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

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