Activities Coordinator

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK seeks an Activities Coordinator to organize and lead entertaining activities for residents. You will create individual activity plans, promote community involvement, and foster a caring environment. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic and possess strong organizational and communication skills. Enjoy perks like early wage access and support opportunities. This position requires weekend availability and is based at Woolston House care home in Warrington.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Qualifications

• Caring and kind with a sense of humor.
• Understanding of individual needs.
• Enthusiastic and positive approach.

Responsibilities

• Organize individual activity plans based on people's goals.
• Foster community spirit through group activities.
• Assist individuals in joining local community events.

Skills

Creative thinking

Communication

Organizational skills

Empathy

Job description

Position:Activities Coordinator
Care home:Woolston House
Location:Woolston, Warrington
Contract type:40 hours - Weekends required
Rate:£12.21 per hour

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 join a brand new team, in a state of the art home. You’ll have the chance to really make your mark.

Join us as our newActivities Coordinator at Woolston House care home in Warrington.

About Exemplar Health Care

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

Woolston House supports adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities including brain injuries and strokes, Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease, 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.

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.

Public transport to Woolston House

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

St Martins Methodist Church bus stop, which is accessed by buses 4 and 24.

Dam Lane, Hillcock Lane bus stop, which is accessed by buses 4 and 24.

Acacia Avenue bus stop, which is accessed by buses 4 and 24.

Rope and Anchor bus stop, which is accessed by buses 3, 40B, P5, P5A and 100 Salford's Reds.

Blackburne Close bus stop, which is accessed by buses 24, 28, 28A and 28E.

There are no train stations within walking distance of the home. The closest train station is: