Activities Coordinator (Brushwood House)

Liverpool European Partnership; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Agile working

LGPS

Career progression

Health & Wellbeing

Cycle to Work

Travel Pass Schemes

Car salary sacrifice

Job summary

Liverpool City Council is seeking an Activities Coordinator to design and deliver a varied activities programme tailored to residents, promoting wellbeing and independence.

You will assist the Registered Manager with fundraising events, and a person-centred approach will guide your work. The role may include weekend hours and flexible working arrangements to support residents and maximise engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating activities for residents
• Person-centred approach to wellbeing
• Willingness to work flexible hours including weekends

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering a diverse range of activities tailored to individual needs and interests, promoting wellbeing and independence.
• Help to create a stimulating environment that enables excellent all-round care and support for residents.
• Assist the Registered Manager to organise fundraising events.
• Role may require flexible working arrangements, including weekends or outside normal hours.

Job description

Job title: Activities Coordinator

Please be advised that Liverpool City Council cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role, this also applies to candidates who are already in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa with their current employer.

A bit about us: Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services. We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

Brushwood House is looking for an Activities Coordinator to join the team, you’ll be focusing on creating engaging and stimulating activities for residents.

The Role

As the Activities Coordinator you will developing and delivering a diverse range of activities tailored to individual needs and interests, promoting well‑being and independence. You, the Activities Coordinator will help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for our residents. Our ethos is all about celebrating life and using a person‑centred approach, so you will help to devise imaginative, fun and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability.

Within your role as the Activities Coordinator you’ll assist the Registered Manager to organise fundraising events. The role may require flexible working arrangements, for example weekend working or working outside of normal working hours to support residents with specific activities. Core Hours are 9am/8pm Monday/Friday 9am-6pm Saturday/Sunday, allowances will be paid where appropriate.

Our offer to you

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days


• Agile working (role dependent) - a \"Flexibility First\" approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception


• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme


• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning


• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme


• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes


• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme


• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave


• Discounted Gym Memberships


• Employee Volunteering Scheme


• Medicash

Equal Opportunities and Accessibility

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under‑represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at [e-mail].

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

Please be advised it is our understanding that this role does not meet the requirements of a skilled worker visa as set out by UK Visa and Immigration https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-occupations/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-occupations-and-codes . For details regarding the salary of a skilled worker visa please visit Home Office: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list. This is not legal advice, and we advise you to seek your own independent legal advice tailored to your own personal circumstances.