Activities Coordinator

Exemplar Health Care; Castleford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is looking for an Activities Coordinator to create engaging activities for individuals in a caring environment. This role offers the chance to positively impact lives, and full training and support are provided. Join a dedicated team and make every day better for those supported.

Benefits

Regular supervision and peer support

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• A full UK driving license is required.
• Passion for creating fun and meaningful activities.
• No prior experience in care sector required.

Responsibilities

• Organize individual activity plans based on unique goals and interests.
• Foster community spirit through group activities.
• Promote choice, dignity, and independence.

Skills

Caring

Creativity

Communication

Organization

Enthusiasm

Job description

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Activities Coordinator

Kingfisher View, Castleford

Position: Activities Coordinator

Care home: Kingfisher View

Location: Castleford, WF10 2PY

Contract type: Full and part time positions available

Rate: £13.21 per hour

Care home CQC rating: Good

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 make a real difference every day. Join us as our new Activities Coordinator/Life Skills Coordinator at Kingfisher View care home in Castleford.

A full UK driving licence is required for this role.

About Exemplar Health Care

Kingfisher View is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

The home has single and dual occupancy apartments that support 16 adults living with complex mental health needs, acquired brain injuries and dementia.

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 high staffing levels give you the time to deliver truly person-centred activities, with a supportive team around you.

Please note - this position requires a full UK driving licence with 1 years driving experience in the UK.

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.

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:

• 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.
  
  

How To Apply

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

For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail]

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.