Lead Activities Coordinator

Exemplar Health Care; Leigh; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care, Lakeview care home in Leigh, is seeking a Lead Activities Coordinator to head the Activities Team and design meaningful activities for residents. The role focuses on individual goals, community engagement, and enabling participation in hobbies and local community life.

You will lead a creative team, ensure inclusive activities, and uphold our values of fun, integrity and teamwork. Competitive perks and development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead an activities team and plan diverse activities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for working with residents.
• Creative thinking to develop engaging and meaningful activities.
• Excellent organisational skills to manage schedules and events.

Responsibilities

• Organise individual activity plans based on residents' goals and interests.
• Foster community spirit through group activities and events.
• Support residents to maintain or take up hobbies and educational opportunities.
• Lead the in-house Activities Team and promote dignity and independence.
• Celebrate national awareness days and achievements with person-centred activities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team motivation

Creativity

Organising

Job description

# Lead Activities CoordinatorWigan, WN7 5ET**Position**: Lead Activities Coordinator **Care home**: Lakeview **Location**: Leigh, Wigan **Contract type**:Full time, 40 hours per week **Rate**: £13.27**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 Lakeview care home in Wigan.### **About Exemplar Health Care**Lakeview is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.We support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease, and physical 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:* **organising** individual activity plans based on people’s unique goals and interests* **fostering** community spirit through group activities* **supporting** people to maintain their current, and take up new, hobbies, interests and educational opportunities* **assisting**people to become more involved in their local community* **celebrating** national awareness days, holidays and individual/collective achievements* **leading**the in-house Activities Team* **promoting** choice, dignity and independence.As part of our mission to make *every 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’.For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail] 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.We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact [e-mail].