Activities Lead

Bo Asian Bistro; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider seeks a Lead Activities Coordinator at Scotia Heights in Stoke-on-Trent. This role involves leading a team to create engaging activities for residents, ensuring each day is filled with meaningful interactions and opportunities for involvement in their community. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic and experienced in a similar role, with a passion for enhancing the lives of others.

Benefits

Career prospects and learning opportunities

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Qualifications

• Experience in leading teams and organizing activities is desirable.
• Ability to inspire and motivate others is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead Activities Team and organize meaningful activities.
• Foster community spirit through group activities.
• Support individuals in maintaining and acquiring new hobbies.

Skills

Leadership

Creativity

Communication

Organizational Skills

Empathy

Job description

Activities Lead

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Position:Lead Activities Coordinator
Care home:Scotia Heights
Location:Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4HA
Contract type:Full Time 40 Hours Per Week
Rate:£13.27 Per Hour
Care home CQC rating:Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

Are you an enthusiastic people person who loves to bring the fun? As a Lead Activities Coordinator, you’ll lead your team in organising 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 Lead Activities Coordinator/Life Skills Coordinator at Scotia Heightscare home in Stoke-on-Trent.

About Exemplar Health Care

Scotia Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of specialist nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

We support adults living withcomplex mental health needs,dementia,neuro-disabilitiesandphysical 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 Lead Activities Coordinators lead our Activities Team and 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:

• organisingindividual activity plansbased on people’s unique goals and interests
• fostering community spirit throughgroup activities
• supporting people to maintain their current, and take up new,hobbies, interests and educational opportunities
• assisting people to become more involved in theirlocal community
• celebrating nationalawareness days, holidays and individual/collective achievements
• leadingthe in-house Activities Team
• promoting choice,dignityand independence.

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

Download our job description to read more:https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/786591532/

About you

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’re also:

• a great leader, able to inspire and motivate a team
• 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.

This role involves leading a team, so relevant experience in a similar role is desirable.

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.

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

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.