Mental Health Activities Coordinator

Elysium Healthcare; Alfreton CP; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Onsite parking

Blue Light Card discounts

Pension contribution

24/7 GP service

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking an Activities Coordinator to join Field House, providing care and supporting residents with social, recreational and leisure activities. You will develop 1-1 and group rapports, tailoring programmes to individual needs, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to enhance engagement.

A robust training framework supports career growth and safer recruitment principles underpin the role.

Qualifications

• Basic group work skills.
• 12 months experience within a mental health setting (Desirable).
• Ability to communicate effectively and work within a team-based framework.
• Initiative and motivation.
• Awareness of Mental Health and its impact on functioning.
• Solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
• Good organisational skills.
• Full UK Driver's Licence.
• Awareness of gender-specific needs and cultural needs.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate social and recreational activities for service users within a secure environment.
• Obtaining information from service users regarding their social and recreational interests.
• Observing general behaviour, ability, and response of service users and report back regularly using verbal and written communications to appropriate team members.
• Under supervision documenting observations and progress in the service user's clinical notes.
• Fulfilling the security requirements of the service and adhere to service policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Basic risk assessment on a day to day basis to individuals and groups of service users.
• Ensuring that health and safety, welfare and security standards for service users, staff and their visitors are adhered to.
• Effective skills of co-ordination and use of resources.

Skills

Basic group work skills

Teamwork

Communication

Initiative

Organisational skills

Gender and cultural awareness

Job description

Elysium Healthcare is seeking an Activities Coordinator to join Field House, providing care and supporting residents with social, recreational and leisure activities. You will develop 1-1 and group rapports, tailoring programmes to individual needs, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to enhance engagement.

A robust training framework supports career growth and safer recruitment principles underpin the role.