Activities Coordinator

Exemplar Health Care; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision, learning and 4职业前

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

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 to empower residents to live fulfilled lives, coordinating individual plans and group sessions.

You will encourage inclusion, creativity and community engagement, while working with a supportive team to ensure person-centred care and ongoing development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and person-centred approach.
• Ability to design engaging activities.
• Strong communication with residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Organise individual activity plans based on residents' goals and interests.
• Foster community spirit through group activities.
• Support residents to take up hobbies and educational opportunities.
• Encourage involvement in local community and events.
• Celebrate awareness days and achievements.
• Promote choice, dignity and independence.

Skills

Caring

Creative thinking

Listening and communication

Enthusiastic

Organising

Job description

Position: Activities Coordinator

Are you ready to apply Make sure you understand all the responsibilities and tasks associated with this role before proceeding.

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.

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.