Community Centre Activities Assistant (Fixed Term)
- Jewish Care
- Michael Sobell Jewish Community Centre (Jewish Care), Golders Green Road, London, UK
- 26 Nov, 2025
Job Description
Make a real difference every day.
Jewish Care’s Community Centres are warm, welcoming spaces where older people come to connect, stay active and feel part of a vibrant community. We’re looking for a Community Programme Assistant to help deliver meaningful, enjoyable experiences that truly enrich people’s lives.
About the Role
As part of our frontline team, you’ll support the delivery of daily activities such as chair-based exercise, discussion groups, card games, creative sessions, and social events. You’ll also help develop and deliver a programme of wider community activities.
You’ll work closely with our Centre Managers, Community Hub Managers and volunteers to ensure our centres are safe, engaging, and inclusive environments. The role includes some evening and Sunday work, with time off in lieu.
This role is full time working 36.25 hours per week (Monday to Friday) and fixed term for 12 months
What You’ll Be Doing
- Delivering a wide range of activities and events for older people
- Helping plan and develop an engaging events programme
- Supporting volunteers and contributing to their wellbeing
- Ensuring centres run safely by working with Health & Safety and catering teams
- Facilitating activities across our Community Hubs
- Preparing and delivering day-centre sessions
- Assisting with daily setup and close-down of the Centre
- Supporting welfare-related admin and data entry on our membership system
- Helping the team meet KPIs and deadlines
- Using member feedback to improve service quality
- Following safeguarding guidance and raising any concerns appropriately
About You
You’ll be someone who genuinely enjoys connecting with people and supporting older members of the community. You’ll bring warmth, patience, energy and confidence to every interaction.
You will need:
- Experience engaging with older or disabled people, including those living with dementia (E)
- Experience working in a team (E)
- Strong communication and customer service skills (E)
- Ability to remain calm, positive and respectful in all situations (E)
- Ability to work independently and use your initiative (E)
- Problem-solving skills and the confidence to think clearly under pressure (E)
It would be great if you also have:
- Knowledge of the Jewish community (D)
- Experience working with volunteers (D)
- A social care-related qualification (D)
Why Jewish Care?
Joining Jewish Care means joining a team that believes in dignity, compassion and community. You’ll be part of a service that has a direct, positive impact on the lives of older people every single day.
Jewish Care is the largest provider of health and social care services for the Jewish community in the UK. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people. We provide services to a range of people including older people, people with mental health needs and people living with dementia.
Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture. We value Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusivity.
Jewish Care operate a rolling recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert once a suitable candidate has been identified
Salary
About Us
We are a leading health and social care charity for the Jewish community in London and the South-East. Although we care for a specific community, our employees come from all faiths, backgrounds and nationalities. It also means they’re valued and supported in just the same way we value the people we care for - at Jewish Care, love is at the heart of all we do.
Our campuses offer unique services including care and nursing homes, Retirement Living apartments and community centres.
We provide care that is Jewish at heart for older people. And we support their family members every step of the way. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people.
Our Purpose
We want to make a positive impact on the lives of Jewish people by providing excellent social care that enhances their well-being and helps them to stay connected to their community.
We’re also committed to inspiring our employees, developing their careers and creating an environment where they love every day.
Why Us
Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture.
Our values are:
- Excellence - We are ambitious, professional and passionate about offering high-quality services delivered with dedication and sensitivity.
- Integrity - We treat people fairly and are accountable for what we do and how we do it
- Innovation - We are adaptable and creative, we welcome new ideas and believe in finding solutions that work for each individual.
- Compassion - We consciously work in a caring and empathetic way, we are considerate of others and put kindness at the heart of everything we do.
- Inclusivity - Everyone involved with Jewish Care is important and deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
- Inclusion & Diversity
At Jewish Care, we are committed to ensuring all our staff feel valued and included.
We have a number of staff networks aimed to promote equality, diversity and inclusion – these include our REACH (race, ethnicity and cultural heritage) network and our LGBTQ+ network for staff and service users. We are a Disability Confident Employer, and in a recent survey, 95% of staff surveyed felt Jewish Care embraced diversity and inclusion.
Why Jewish Care?
We offer excellent benefits to reward you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment. Competitive rates of pay are reviewed annually.
A wide range of benefits, rewards, and well-being support through our Jewish Care Benefits platform. These include:
● A huge range of discounts at major retailers and supermarkets
● 24/7 access to a GP either online or on the phone
● Access to our Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential advice.
● Our Wellbeing Hub contains lots of articles and support with mental and physical wellness, free fitness and yoga videos and lots more
● 4% employer pension contribution
● Career development opportunities and access to our online learning management system
● Free DBS checks and uniforms for our Care Home Workers
● Free DBS check where the role is required.
Fair Pay
We are happy to announce that Jewish Care now pays all members of staff the current London Living Wage.
We care about our employees as much as the people we support, which is why we pay all our staff a minimum of £11.95 per hour. So, whether you’re a carer, a bus driver, an administrator or a finance operative, you can rest assured you’ll be rewarded fairly for what you do.