Activities Coordinator

Exemplar Health Care; Loversall; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision and peer support

Early wage access

Discounts - retail & lifestyle

DBS check

Counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care’s Quarryfields in Balby, Doncaster, is seeking an Activities Coordinator to plan and lead meaningful activities for residents, promoting fun, dignity and independence.

You will be part of a supportive team with induction and ongoing training. The role offers up to 30 hours per week at £12.71 per hour, enabling you to contribute to a person-centred lifestyle for adults with learning disabilities and autism.

Qualifications

• No prior care sector experience required; induction and ongoing training provided.
• We value compassionate, enthusiastic individuals who can engage people with activities.

Responsibilities

• Organise individual activity plans based on residents' interests and goals.
• Foster community spirit through group activities.
• Support residents to explore hobbies, interests and educational opportunities.
• Help residents get involved in their local community.
• Celebrate national awareness days and individual or group achievements.

Skills

Caring

Creative thinker

Organiser

Listening

Communication

Job description

Position: Activities Coordinator

Care home: Quarryfields

Location: Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8EP

Contract type: Up to 30 hours weekly

Rate: £12.71 per hour

Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

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 make a real difference every day. Join us as our new Activities Coordinator/Life Skills Coordinator at Quarryfields learning disability service in Balby.

About Exemplar Health Care

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

We support adults living with a learning disability and/or autism, and complex mental health needs.

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.

As part of our mission to make every day better, our high staffing levels give you the time to deliver truly person-centred activities, with a supportive team around you.

About 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.

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.

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.

We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation