Activities Assistant / Recovery and Wellbeing Activities Coordinator

AWD online; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive housing organisation is seeking a Recovery and Wellbeing Activities Assistant & Coordinator to help enhance the wellbeing of residents. Responsibilities include planning engaging activities, collaborating with staff, and ensuring inclusive participation. Candidates should have experience in events planning, empathy, and strong communication skills. This full-time role offers a salary of up to £27,000 and requires working across various sites in London.

Qualifications

• Experience in events planning in different settings.
• Experience with creative activities such as art, crafts, music or similar.
• Demonstrates empathy and kindness to residents, with the ability to set boundaries as required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and delivering a programme of activities.
• Create a stimulating and varied programme of leisure activities.
• Engage the local community and residents in daily life.

Skills

Event planning experience

Creative activities (art, crafts, music)

Empathy and kindness towards residents

Experience with challenging behaviour

Good verbal and written communication

IT literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel)

Flexibility for rota work

Job description

Overview

Recovery and Wellbeing Activities Assistant & Coordinator is sought for an organisation that provides supported housing and living services for vulnerable adults with mental health conditions. The role is suitable for someone who is enthusiastic, compassionate and enjoys creative activities such as art, crafts, music or similar engaging pursuits. Salary up to £27,000 per annum (depending on experience). Location: work across various sites in Lewisham, Croydon, Lambeth and Southwark. Job type: full-time, permanent.

Duties

• Programme Planning: Assist the Recovery Manager with planning and delivering a programme of activities that promotes residents' wellbeing, social interaction and skills development.
• Programme Design: Create a stimulating and varied programme of leisure activities and social events, inside and outside the units, including workshops, creative arts, therapeutic interventions and social events.
• Programme Communication: Collaborate with the Recovery Manager to produce and advertise a monthly, weekly and daily programme of activities and social events.
• Information & Events: Assist with writing a monthly newsletter, posters and leaflets for events.
• Community Engagement: Engage the local community to involve residents in daily life and enable them to pursue their hobbies and interests.
• Resident Collaboration: Work closely with residents to assess interests, preferences and needs; encourage participation and ensure activities are inclusive and accessible.
• Risk Management: Conduct referral meetings and risk assessments for potential activity participants.
• Inter-departmental Collaboration: Work with the Recovery Manager, Unit Managers, Support Workers and other professionals to integrate activities with residents\' support plans.
• Multi-Site Work: Work across schemes in Lewisham, Croydon, Lambeth and Southwark.
• Health & Safety: Ensure activities comply with health and safety regulations and that activity risk assessments are conducted.
• Reporting: Record and report on activities, outcomes, participation levels and other relevant metrics.
• Safeguarding: Work in line with the Safeguarding Policy, identify and report safeguarding concerns and protect residents from abuse and neglect.
• Inclusion & Diversity: Support the development of activities that promote inclusion, equality and diversity, offering participation opportunities based on individual needs and aspirations.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience in events planning in different settings.
• Experience with creative activities such as art, crafts, music or similar.
• Demonstrates empathy and kindness to residents, with the ability to set boundaries as required.
• Experience of working with challenging behaviour and ‘hard to reach’ residents.
• Previous experience of working in supported housing or a similar setting.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• IT literacy with the ability to use Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Flexibility to work on a rota across a seven-day week, including occasional evening events.

How to Apply

To be considered for this vacancy, submit your CV to our Recruitment Team. CVs of applicants meeting the requirements will be submitted to the client for consideration. By submitting your job application, you give consent to submit your details to the client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P13859