Activities Coordinator

TieTalent; Castleford; On-site; GBP 18,198; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision and learning opportunities

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

A leading health care provider is seeking an Activities Coordinator to empower residents at Kingfisher View. Key responsibilities include organizing engaging activities, promoting community involvement, and collaborating with care teams. Candidates should possess a full UK driving licence and have a caring, enthusiastic, and creative mindset. This full-time role offers regular supervision and career advancement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence with 1 year of driving experience in the UK is required.
• Relevant experience and qualifications valued but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Organise and lead meaningful activities that align with residents’ needs and preferences.
• Promote engagement and inclusivity within the home and the local community.
• Collaborate with the care team to plan and deliver person-centred activities.

Skills

Caring

Creative thinking

Enthusiastic

Organisational skills

Listening

Understanding of individual needs

Job description

Overview

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Location: Castleford, WF10 2PY | Care home: Kingfisher View | Employment type: Full-time and Part-time positions available | Rate: £13.21 per hour | CQC rating: Good.

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 accommodates 16 adults living with complex mental health needs, acquired brain injuries and dementia. We offer stable employment opportunities, great benefits, and opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the Role

Our Activities Coordinators organise creative and fun activities for the people we support. Youll play a key role in empowering residents to live fulfilled and happy lives. No two days will be the same; your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Organising individual activity plans based on people’s unique goals and interests
• Fostering community spirit through group activities
• Supporting people to maintain and take up 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, we provide a high staffing level to deliver truly person-centred activities with a supportive team around you.

Please note: a full UK driving licence with 1 year of driving experience in the UK is required.

What You’ll Do

• Organise and lead meaningful activities that align with residents’ needs and preferences
• Promote engagement and inclusivity within the home and the local community
• Collaborate with the care team to plan and deliver person-centred activities

About You

Essential: you identify with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork. Youre also:

• Caring, kind and able to see the funny side of life
• A creative thinker, always looking 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

Youll put people at the heart of everything you do. If you haven’t worked in care before, we’ll support you with induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes. Relevant experience and qualifications are valued but not essential.

What We Offer

• 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

Sounds good? Click the APPLY NOW button. Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Disclosure: To read more about the role, download our job description: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030735227/

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