Activities Co-ordinator

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Strood; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Strood is seeking an Activities Coordinator to enhance the quality of life for those supported. The role involves planning and delivering engaging activities that promote growth and independence. Ideal candidates will have a full UK driving license and a caring, resilient personality. Competitive pay and benefits are offered, along with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Enhanced pay for evenings and weekends

Premium overtime rates

Access to discounts via Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for family coverage

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Full UK driving license is required.
• Experience in planning and delivering engaging activities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver meaningful activities for the people we support.
• Work closely with care colleagues to enhance quality of life.
• Record and report on activities and engagement.

Skills

Caring demeanor

Resilience

Flexibility

Creativity

Customer service focus

Job description

Activities Coordinator Rochester - £13.09 ph

Typical Shifts are to be worked around the activities scheduled for the people we support.

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:
Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
Funded Blue Light Card hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
Enhanced retirement leave
Long service awards

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on Activities Coordinators with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support through the planning and delivery of meaningful, engaging activities that promote growth and develop new skills. Our Activities Coordinators work closely with our care colleagues to support a fantastic group of people!

Our residential service ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) service in Rochester is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same!

Our Activity Coordinators don’t simply organise activities, they craft experiences for the people we support with meaning and purpose ensuring that therapeutic opportunities are open and available to all. You could be organising events and activities within the service, or you could be planning activities that enable the people we support to access their local communities in meaningful ways. Choice will be at the heart of your planning, and you will work closely with the people we support, the service manager and our colleagues to ensure that the experiences you create are both unique and tailored to individual needs. You’ll accurately record and report on the activities that you offer and the session engagement to ensure we are constantly meeting the needs of the people we support.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to someone's life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, have fun and enjoy experiences like no other.

We’re interested in our Activity Coordinators having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Activity Coordinators should hold a full UK driving license, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, be creative by nature with a focus on customer service.

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression, so don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.