Activities coordinator

Bo Asian Bistro; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking care provider as an Activities Coordinator, where you’ll lead creative and fun activities for individuals with diverse needs. In this fulfilling role, you will empower residents to live enriched lives by organizing personalized activity plans and fostering community spirit. With a supportive team around you, every day will be an opportunity to bring joy and fulfillment to those you support. This is your chance to make a real impact in a state-of-the-art care environment, where your creativity and enthusiasm will shine. If you are passionate about making a difference, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Caring, kind, and able to see the funny side of life.
• Creative thinker with a positive, can-do approach.

Responsibilities

• Organising individual activity plans based on unique goals.
• Fostering community spirit through engaging group activities.

Skills

Creativity

Communication

Organizational Skills

Empathy

Education

Relevant Experience in Care Sector

Job description

Position

Activities Coordinator
Care home: Acer Mews
Location: Holden Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9JF
Contract type: 40 Hours Per Week
Rate: £11.44 per hour

Are you an enthusiastic people person who loves to bring the fun? As an Activities Coordinator, you’ll organise and lead meaningful and entertaining activities for the people we support. You’ll play a key role in empowering them to live fulfilled and happy lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose-built home. You’ll have the chance to really make your mark.

About Exemplar Health Care

Acer Mews is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. When open, Acer Mews will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Activities Coordinators organise creative and fun activities for the people we support. No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

1. organising individual activity plans based on people’s unique goals and interests
2. fostering community spirit through group activities
3. supporting people to maintain their current, and take up new, hobbies, interests and educational opportunities
4. assisting people to become more involved in their local community
5. celebrating national awareness days, holidays and individual/collective achievements
6. promoting choice, dignity and independence.

As part of our mission to make every day better, our high staffing levels give you the time to deliver truly person-centred activities, with a supportive team around you.

About you

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork. You’re also:

1. caring, kind and able to see the funny side of life
2. a creative thinker, always on the lookout for new activities and ideas
3. enthusiastic, encouraging and inclusive
4. a born organiser with a positive, can-do approach
5. great at listening and communicating
6. understanding of individual needs.

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes. We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

1. regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
2. access to wages before payday
3. retail and lifestyle discounts
4. free DBS check
5. 24/7 counselling and support
6. Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

Please note, applicants must be authorized to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.