Activities Coordinator

Exemplar Health Care; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Wages before payday

Discounts

DBS check free

24/7 counselling

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking an Activities Coordinator for Acer Mews care home in Ashton-under-Lyne. You will plan and lead meaningful activities for residents, helping them live fulfilled and happy lives while promoting dignity and independence.

The role focuses on creating individual activity plans, running group activities, and supporting residents to engage with the local community. You’ll join a fun, compassionate team with induction and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Caring and people-oriented approach.
• Creative thinker with ideas for activities.
• Excellent listening and communication abilities.
• Able to organise plans and events.

Responsibilities

• Organise individual activity plans based on resident goals.
• Lead group activities to foster community spirit.
• Help residents explore hobbies and educational opportunities.
• Encourage participation in local community activities.
• Celebrate awareness days and achievements with residents.
• Promote choice, dignity and independence.

Skills

People skills

Creativity

Organisational ability

Teamwork

Job description

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Position: Activities Coordinator Care home: Acer Mews Location: Holden Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9JF Contract type: 20 hours per week Rate: £12.71

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.

Join us as an Activities Coordinator at Acer Mews care home in Ashton-under-Lyne.

About Exemplar Health Care

Acer Mews is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

We 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:

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

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

Download Our Job Description To Read More

https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030735227/

About You

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

You’re Also

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

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.

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.

What we offer

We Offer Great Rewards And Perks Including

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

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