Activities Coordinator

Active Care Group Recruitment; West of England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Active Care Group is seeking an enthusiastic Activities Coordinator for the Frenchay Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre in Bristol. This role involves organizing and implementing activities for brain-injured patients, requiring strong communication and organizational skills, and an NVQ qualification. Join a rewarding team making a significant impact on patient recovery through tailored recreational programs.

Benefits

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Access to Active Learning Hub for training opportunities

Active Reward App for discounts

Free confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension account

Medicash Health Plan access for family

Recognition through Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend Scheme with up to £1000 reward

Qualifications

• Experience of working with people with disability.
• Experience of facilitating/working with groups.
• Ability to drive - hold a clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement a comprehensive activities programme.
• Liaise with therapy and nursing staff for appropriate activities.
• Develop positive working relationships with staff, patients, and volunteers.

Skills

Communication

Group facilitation

Organizational skills

Knowledge in leisure activities

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