Activities Coordinator

Exemplar Health Care; Warrington; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities

Career prospects

Wages on demand

Discounts

DBS check

Counselling 24/7

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care's Woolston House in Warrington is seeking an Activities Coordinator to organise engaging activities for residents.

You will develop individual activity plans and lead group sessions to support wellbeing and social engagement, helping residents explore hobbies and connect with the local community.

Qualifications

• Identifies with our values (fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, teamwork).
• Caring, kind and able to see the funny side of life; creative thinker.
• Excellent listening and communication skills; organised and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Organising individual activity plans based on people’s goals and interests.
• Fostering community spirit through group activities.
• Supporting people to maintain or take up hobbies and educational opportunities.
• Assisting people to become more involved in their local community.
• Celebrating national awareness days, holidays and achievements.
• Promoting choice, dignity and independence.

Skills

Caring

Creative thinker

Enthusiastic

Listening & communication

Job description

Position

Activities Coordinator

Care Home

Woolston House

Location

Woolston, Warrington

Contract Type

Full Time - 40 hours - weekends included

Rate

£12.71 per hour

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

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.

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.