Activities Coordinator

Active Care Group; England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join one of the UK's largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare as an Activities Coordinator. This position offers a chance to make a real difference in patients' lives through engaging social and recreational activities, with comprehensive support and development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days plus bank holidays

Access to Active Learning Hub

Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension account

Medicash Health Plan

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of facilitating/working with groups.
• Experience of working with people with disabilities.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Organise and implement a comprehensive activities programme for patients.
• Liaise with Therapy and Nursing staff to ensure patient needs are met.
• Develop positive relationships with staff, patients, and volunteers.

Skills

Communication

Facilitating Activities

Interpersonal Skills

Education

NVQ or equivalent

Job description

Come and join one of the UK's largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We'd like you to join us as a Activities Coordinator at our service Frenchay in Bristol.

The post is based at the Frenchay Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre (FBIRC). The FBIRC is the Level 1 specialist inter-disciplinary neuro-rehabilitation centre serving the South West region. The centre operates within a joint working arrangement between North Bristol NHS Trust and Active Care Group.

In this role you will work as part of the Activities Team to plan, organise and implement a social and recreational activity programme within the Centre and also the wider community. This will include both directly providing activities, and involving other staff and volunteers in the programme.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Activities Co-ordinator to join our existing team. The successful candidate will jointly develop and run a programme of social and recreational activities to meet the needs of brain injured patients in the acute rehabilitation setting.

A very rewarding and satisfying job working with patients who benefit greatly from the activity programme.

What you'll be working:

37.5 hours over 7 days a week including weekends and evenings (working time ranges from 9am to 7.30pm)

What you'll be doing:

• Organise and implement a comprehensive activities programme which meets the complex needs of the patients in the Centre, running activity sessions (groups or 1:1) individually or with activities colleagues.
• Liaise with Therapy and Nursing staff to ensure activities are appropriate to individual patient needs.
• Ensure the activities programme encompasses relevant seasonal and cultural events.
• Extend current links with community services and charitable/voluntary organisations eg. cinemas, museums, zoos, theatres.
• Support and encourage staff and relatives to participate in the activities programme where relevant.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with staff, patients, relatives, carers and volunteers.
• Undertake the relevant training to drive the Centre mini-buses.

Full role information can be found in the job description

What you'll have:

• NVQ or equivalent.
• Experience of working with people with disability
• Experience of facilitating/working with groups
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Interest and knowledge in leisure/creative/technical activities
• Ability to drive - hold a clean driving licence
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to 1000 by recommending someone you know
• and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group