Experience Coordinator

Belong; Sefton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Blue Light Card

Early Pay Release

Employee Assistance Programme

Induction

Occupational Health

Training & development

Pension

PPE

Referral bonus

Subsidised meals

Job summary

Belong, a not-for-profit provider of person-centred care for older people, invites applications for an experienced Experience Coordinator at our Belong Village in Birkdale. The role focuses on delivering engaging occupational, therapeutic, social and cultural activities for residents and day visitors.

You will lead a team and work with volunteers to plan events, build relationships with local groups, and cover evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Previous experience coordinating activities in care/hospitality.
• Ability to plan and schedule events.
• Able to engage with community groups and volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run a range of activities for residents and visitors.
• Lead a small team to deliver events.
• Schedule activities including evenings/weekends.
• Build relationships with local community groups.

Skills

Experience coordination

Event planning

Community engagement

Team leadership

Job description

£14.95 per hour

This vacancy is for 39 hours per week

We have an exciting new opportunity at our new Belong Village in Birkdale!

Belong are an innovative not for profit provider of person centred care for older people; specialising in dementia care. As we enter a period of growth and expansion there has never been a better time to join us!

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, creative and engaging Experience Coordinator to join our team in Birkdale. As our Experience Coordinator you will provide and promote a wide range of occupational, therapeutic, social and cultural activities in the village that meet the needs of our customers; ensuring that both household customers and our day visitors are engaged in a level of meaningful activity that will enable them to lead an enriched and fulfilled life.

As the Experience Coordinator you will use your knowledge and skills to provide diverse, interesting and fun activities; sharing innovation, excellence and joy in activity with existing staff members and volunteers to ensure our customers live their best life’s.

This is a fantastic role for someone who really cares about health and wellbeing in the peoples later years. You will be experienced in a similar role and have the ability to plan and schedule activities. You will lead a team to implement events that suit the needs of the individual customer in group and 1-2-1 sessions. You should also be confident in your ability to engage and develop relationships with local community groups and organisations. This role is full time working and you will need to be flexible in your approach to cover evenings and weekends.

In return you will receive:

• Competitive salary
• Free DBS check*
• Paid for Blue Light Card
• Access to Early Pay Release Scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Paid Induction
• Access to Occupational Health support
• Comprehensive induction and training
• Opportunities for ongoing development and career progression
• Colleague recognition events
• Personal pension scheme
• Extensive PPE available for all staff
• Enhanced Colleague Referral Scheme
• Access to the Village Bistro for subsidised meals, tea and coffee

As part of our recruitment process you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. Their code of conduct can be found on the following link that you can copy and post to your web browser if you wish to read:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice