Activities Coordinator

Exemplar Ltd; Failsworth; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision and career support

Wages advanced access (before payday)

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking an Activities Coordinator for Walton Grove to organise and lead meaningful, person-centred activities for people we support. You’ll empower individuals to live fulfilled lives with a supportive team around you.

You’ll plan activities tailored to goals, foster community, and promote independence while celebrating achievements and encouraging new hobbies and community involvement.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full clean driving license (manual).
• Induction, buddy support and ongoing training programmes provided.

Responsibilities

• Organise individual activity plans based on people’s goals and interests.
• Foster community spirit through group activities.
• Support people to maintain current and take up new hobbies, interests and educational opportunities.
• Assist people to become more involved in their local community.
• Celebrate national awareness days, holidays and individual/collective achievements.
• Promote choice, dignity and independence.

Skills

People person

Creative thinker

Enthusiastic and inclusive

Organisational skills

Active listening

Communication skills

Driving license (manual)

Job description

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., 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 staffing levels give you the time to deliver truly person-centred activities, with a supportive team around 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.
• Must hold a full clean drivers license (manual)

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.

Walton Grove is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers., About Exemplar Health Care We're one of the UK's leading providers of nursing care for adults living with complex needs, with more than 60 care homes across England. Everything we do is guided by our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork. This creates a supportive environment where colleagues can grow and make every day better for the people we support.

• 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.