Lead Activities Coordinator

Exemplar Health Care Group.; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking care provider as a Lead Activities Coordinator, where you'll inspire and lead a team in creating meaningful activities for residents. This role is pivotal in empowering individuals to engage in fulfilling experiences and maintain connections within their community. With a focus on creativity and teamwork, you'll help celebrate achievements and promote independence. This position offers a supportive environment with excellent benefits, ensuring you can make a real difference in the lives of those you support every day.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Regular supervision and peer support

Learning opportunities and career prospects

Qualifications

• Experience in leading activities for individuals with complex needs.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Organize individual activity plans based on people's goals.
• Lead the in-house Activities Team and foster community spirit.

Skills

Team Leadership

Communication

Organizational Skills

Creativity

Empathy

Education

Experience in Activities Coordination

Job description

Position: Lead Activities Coordinator
Care home: Fairwinds
Location: Rotherham, S61 1AJ
Contract type: Full Time - 40 Hours Per Week
Rate: £12.77 per hour
Care home CQC rating: Outstanding

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 Fairwinds care home in Rotherham.

About Exemplar Health Care

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

We support adults with complex mental health needs. The home has two small units—one exclusively for people who identify as female.

We offer stable employment, great benefits, perks, and opportunities to learn, develop, and progress.

About the role

Our Lead Activities Coordinators lead our Activities Team and organise creative, fun activities for the people we support. Your responsibilities will include:

1. Organising individual activity plans based on people’s goals and interests
2. Fostering community spirit through group activities
3. Supporting people to maintain and take up new hobbies, interests, and educational opportunities
4. Assisting people to become more involved in their local community
5. Celebrating national awareness days, holidays, and achievements
6. Leading the in-house Activities Team
7. Promoting choice, dignity, and independence

We believe in making every day better with high staffing levels that enable person-centred activities within a supportive team.

You should identify with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork. You’ll be a great leader, caring, creative, enthusiastic, organized, and a good communicator, with an understanding of individual needs.

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

What we offer

We provide excellent 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

If you're interested, click ‘APPLY NOW’. For an informal chat, call 01977 630830 or email [e-mail].

Please note, applicants must be authorized to work in the UK. We cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

About Exemplar Health Care

Exemplar operates over 50 care homes across the UK, with a high percentage rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by CQC. Our staffing levels are based on individual needs, allowing more time for person-centred care.

We support individuals in achieving personal goals in a safe, supportive environment. We offer comprehensive induction, mandatory, and role-specific training to help you excel and advance your career.

We value our colleagues’ well-being, offering initiatives like paid RCNi Learning, NMC PIN payments, discounts, and more. Everyone plays a vital role, and we’re proud to share what it’s like to work with us through stories from colleagues across roles.