Life Skills Coordinator

Exemplar Health Care Group.; Ripley; On-site; GBP 15,081 - 21,479; 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 Group. is looking for an enthusiastic Activities Coordinator for the Yarningdale care home in Ripley. Your primary role will involve organizing meaningful activities that promote fulfillment and community engagement for residents. This full-time position (40 hours/week) offers a starting rate of £13.27 and includes numerous perks such as career development opportunities, retail discounts, and free DBS checks. You should possess strong listening, creativity, and organizational skills to succeed.

Qualifications

• Caring, kind, and able to see the funny side of life.
• Creative thinker with a knack for new activities.
• Enthusiastic, encouraging, and inclusive personality.

Responsibilities

• Organize individual activity plans tailored to residents' needs.
• Foster community spirit through engaging group activities.
• Support residents in maintaining and exploring new hobbies.

Skills

Listening

Creativity

Communication

Organizational skills

People skills

Job description

Position: Activities Coordinator
Care home: Yarningdale
Location: Hollywell Avenue, Codnor, Ripley, DE5 9SG
Contract type: Full time, 40 hours per week, Must be a driver
Rate: £13.27
Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

Are you an enthusiastic people person who loves to bring the fun? As an Activities Coordinator, you’ll organise and lead 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 Activities Coordinator at Yarningdale care home in Ripley.

About Exemplar Health Care

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

We support adults living with dementia, complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including brain injuries and Huntington’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 Activities Coordinators 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
• 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.

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.

You’re also:

• 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

We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.

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