Activities Coordinator - Liverpool (L9)

Keys Children; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Keys Children is seeking an Activities Coordinator at Walton Resource Centre in Liverpool. The role offers 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:30–16:30, at £15.54 per hour.

You will organise engaging, person-centered activity sessions and manage budgets, stock and stock control systems, ensuring safe handling of medications and adherence to plans for adults with complex needs. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience in social care, be able to design large rotas, lead

Qualifications

• Experience supervising a team in a social care setting.
• Ability to design, manage and cover large rotas.
• Experience leading on person-centered reviews.
• Experience managing a designated team of support workers.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage engaging, person-centered activity sessions.
• Budget, order and stock management.
• Maintain a stock control system.
• Assess skill mix to match service user needs.
• Promote choice, dignity, and community participation.
• Support day service plans and outcomes.
• Ensure safe storage and use of medications.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team leadership

Roster planning

Person-centered reviews

Tools

Driving license

Job description

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Monday to Friday 08:30AM - 16:30PM (Supporting 3.5 days out of 5)

£15.54 per hour

Working Hours:

37.5 hours per week

Location:

Liverpool

Job Category:

Care and Support

Region:

Merseyside

Business Area:

Adult Residential - England

Package Description

LOCATION: Liverpool (L9)

RATE:£15.54 per hour

HOURS/SHIFTS:37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday 08:30AM - 16:30PM (Supporting 3.5 days out of 5)

REQUIREMENTS: Full Clean UK Manual Driving License - essential

About Walton Resource Centre

The Resource Centre is a lively, busy environment, supporting up to 60 people per day within a variety of activities, including leisure, vocational and citizenship in the community.

Health and wellbeing are at the forefront of everything we do and we are looking to recruit people from a diverse range of backgrounds that can support our Trainees to achieve their potential.

The ideal candidate must possess exceptionally high standards, an empathic approach and act as a role model to the Adultswe support.

The Centre is staffed with a highly skilled and qualified team of professionals. We provide support and encourage independence both onsite and within the community to adults with complex needs, including; learning difficulties, autism and behaviours that are challenging.

As an Activities Coordinator, you will be involved in the day to day support and routine of the people within the service including:

• The creation and management and smooth running of fun, interactive and meaningful person-centered activity sessions and events.
• Budget, order and manage the various items of stock.
• Implement and maintain an efficient stock control system.
• Assess the skill mix required to ensure that activity and staff levels reflect the service user’s individual needs.
• Ensure all employment programmes are implemented by the staff team.
• Actively promote the principles of choice, community participation, dignity and respect.
• To provide a diverse range of enabling and support for service users, which promotes inclusivity and assists those people to achieve their potential.
• To assist the Manager in implementing the day service element of individual plans for service users.
• To provide the above in accordance with agreed Company objectives, standards, policies and procedures and in compliance with all relevant legislation.
• To identify and establish suitable opportunities, taking into consideration the principles and philosophies of the Company outcomes and initiating procedures for exercising choice, respect, rights and independence for service users.
• To work alongside the team in devising and monitoring individual outcomes in order to assist people we support in meaningful supported activities / sessions.
• To ensure the safe storage and use of all drugs and medication within the service.

Candidates must have experience in:

• Supervising a team within a social care setting.
• Designing, managing and covering large rotas.
• Leading on the arranging and managing of Person-centered reviews.
• Managing and supervising a designated team of support workers.

About Keys:

Keys Care provides safe, supportive homes for adults and children, offering tailored services and specialist support to help people thrive. Through our Connected Support approach, we empower individuals to build stability, resilience, and a strong sense of belonging

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are also committed to supporting the Armed Forces community through our Armed Forces Covenant.

Eligible candidates from military backgrounds are guaranteed an interview – please include details of your service on your CV.

Please note that due to the vulnerable nature of the people that we support, all applicants must be over the age of 18