Lead Activities Coordinator

Exemplar Health Care; Tipton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Wages before payday

Discounts (Retail & Lifestyle)

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling & support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Lead Activities Coordinator for Bridgewood Mews in Tipton. You will lead the Activities Team in delivering meaningful, person-centred activities that empower residents to live fulfilled lives.

The role requires a hands-on leader who can create engaging plans and foster a supportive, inclusive environment. We offer structured supervision, access to wages before payday, and a range of benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience
• Excellent communication with residents, families, and staff
• Creative thinker with ideas for engaging activities
• Empathetic, inclusive, and empowering team leadership

Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee individual activity plans based on residents' goals and interests
• Foster a sense of community through group and social activities
• Support residents in pursuing hobbies, education, and new opportunities
• Lead the Activities Team and ensure high-quality, person-centred activities
• Promote choice, dignity, and independence for residents

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Creativity

People skills

Job description

Lead Activities Coordinator

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Position: Lead Activities Coordinator

Care home: Bridgewood Mews

Location: 38 Bridge Road, Tipton, DY4 0JW

Contract type: Full time, 32 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 Bridgewood Mews care home in Tipton.

About Exemplar Health Care

Bridgewood Mews is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, brain injuries, physical disabilities and neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

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.

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

• 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.