Activity Co-ordinator - Streets Meadow

Care Dorset Limited; Willesden; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27–32 days annual leave

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Sick pay from day one

Blue Light discount package

Employee Assistance Programme

Training & development opportunities

Litmos online learning

Refer a Friend Bonus £300

Annual awards ceremony

Job summary

Care Dorset Limited is seeking an activities coordinator to support managers and care staff in delivering a range of activities for service users in a residential or day care setting.

You will run individual and group activity programmes, maintain records, provide essential personal care when needed, supervise volunteers, and contribute to care plans. The role involves risk assessments, training, and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Good awareness of relevant legislation.
• Awareness of relevant legislation (duplicate but included as in ad).
• Basic knowledge of health and safety.
• Awareness of anti-discriminatory practice/attitudes.
• Some experience of working in a caring or community setting.
• Experience of planning and organising activities.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good organisation skills.
• Ability to contribute to group work.
• Ability to contribute to care plan development and reviews.

Responsibilities

• Support the Manager and care staff in arranging and delivering activities across service user groups.
• Develop activities reflecting service user wishes and needs.
• Run and supervise individual and group activity programmes.
• Maintain service user records and contribute to establishment records.
• Provide personal care to service users as required.
• Undertake the direction of volunteers.
• Contribute to care plans to meet social and mental stimulation needs.
• Organise and arrange group and individual activity programmes; undertake risk assessments.
• Participate in staff meetings and undertake training.
• Undertake any other duties of a lesser or comparable nature.

Skills

Legislation awareness

Health & safety basics

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork / group work

Care planning input

No visa sponsorship

Job description

Provide a range of activities providing support and opportunities to enhance and maintain the independence of service users.

Responsibilities and accountabilities

• Support the Manager and care Staff in the arranging and delivery of activities to a variety of service user groups within a residential or day care setting. Develop activities which reflect service users wishes and their needs as assessed by care Staff in order to meet aims and objectives as outlined in care plans.
• Run and supervise individual and group activity programmes.
• Maintain service user records and contribute to other establishment records, as required.
• Provide personal care to service users, as required.
• Undertake the direction of volunteers.
• Contribute to the development and review of individual care plans to meet service users’ needs for social and mental stimulation.
• In conjunction with the Manager organise and arrange group and individual activity programmes, and to undertake risk assessments in relation to all planned activities.
• Participate in staff meetings and undertake training.
• Undertake any other duties of a lesser or comparable nature, as required.

Must haves:

• Good awareness of relevant legislation
• Awareness of relevant legislation
• Basic knowledge of health and safety
• Awareness of anti-discriminatory practice/attitudes
• Some experience of working in a caring or role in the community
• Experience of planning and organising activities
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good organisation skills
• Ability to contribute to group work
• Ability to contribute to the development and implementation of care plans/reviews
• Information sharing
• Applications from a sensible commuting distance considered
• Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the relevant location without requiring employer sponsorship, either now or in the future.
• Generous Annual leave entitlement - starting at 27 days, rising to 32 after 5 years (exc. Bank holidays)
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Occupational Sick pay entitlement from day one
• Funded Blue Light discount package (superb discounts on travel, leisure, entertainment and more)
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent training & development opportunities supporting career progression.
• Access to Litmos online learning platform – our one stop shop for learning & development
• Refer a Friend Bonus - up to £300 per person you refer (Uncapped and paid on successful appointment)
• Celebrated success through annual awards ceremony

About Us

Care Dorset launched in October 2022 as a new provider supporting adults across a range of support models and in different settings including reablement, day services, supported living, and residential care.

We are a local authority trading company, wholly owned by Dorset Council, with strong ambitions to innovate and transform our existing services to deliver better outcomes for people as well as growing commercially.

We are people focused . We are genuine . We have integrity . We will develop . We are a team .

These values define our personality. They are our statement about what we stand for and what we believe in, and they are the basis behind the decisions we make every single day. They are the Care Dorset way.

Are you passionate about helping individuals enjoy and maintain their quality of life? Do you have a caring and empathetic nature? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join Care Dorset

‘Residential homes’ are precisely that: they provide a permanent home for every individual who lives there. That includes mealtimes, a bed, and bathing.