Activities Coordinator

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Cold Ash; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking an Activities Coordinator at Thornford Park Hospital to develop, deliver and coordinate social, recreational and leisure activities aligned with treatment plans.

You will build 1-1 and group rapports with service users, tailoring activities to interests and needs while planning and implementing activities with a strong emphasis on individual care. You will work with a multidisciplinary team and develop links with community resources to support engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in care settings is desirable.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to plan and coordinate social, recreational and leisure activities.

Responsibilities

• Create 1-1 and group rapports with service users to tailor activities.
• Develop, deliver and coordinate activity programmes in line with treatment plans.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to support engagement.
• Build links with community resources to enable local activity participation.

Skills

Program planning

Activity coordination

Rapport building

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Care & support

Job description

Being an Activities Coordinator is so much more than just organising programmes. It's providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. Working 37.5 hours a week, you will join the team at Thornford Park Hospital where you will create an activity-based culture, which will see you use technical and creative skills to assist in developing, delivering and coordinating programmes focused on social, recreational and leisure activities. You will be responsible for creating 1-1 and group rapports with service users to help evolve and shape the activities to increase engagement. As you plan and implement activities around their interests, this should also have a strong emphasis on their individual needs to support the treatment plans. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will develop links with community-based resources to support service users to engage in local activities. At Elysium, we want the best for you. Thats why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals., Being an Activities Coordinator involves more than just organising programmes, its about providing care and support to vulnerable people. Working 37.5 hours a week, you will join the team at Thornford Park Hospital to create an activity-based culture. This role requires developing, delivering, and coordinating programmes focused on social, recreational, and leisure activities. You will be responsible for creating one-on-one and group rapports with service users, evolving and shaping activities to increase engagement, planning and implementing activities around individual interests and needs, contributing to treatment plans, and working alongside a multidisciplinary team to develop community-based resources. Elysium Healthcare is a care provider with over 8,000 employees, offering a comprehensive care programme across 80 services in England and Wales. They focus on Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education. Thornford Park is a 141-bed hospital in Berkshire designed for Mental Health needs, Personality Disorders, Learning Disabilities, and Autism. Elysium Healthcare aims to support staff career development. They offer Continuous Professional Development (CPD), access to training courses, and a robust benefits package. As part of Ramsay Health Care, they participate in a global network that extends across 10 countries.