Position: Lead Activities CoordinatorCare home: Neville CourtLocation: Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3HFContract type: Full time, 40 hou.....
Position: Lead Activities Coordinator
Care home: Neville Court
Location: Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3HF
Contract type: Full time, 40 hours per week including weekends
Rate: £12.00 per hour
Care home CQC rating: Good
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 at Neville Court care home in Kendray, Barnsley.
About Exemplar Health Care
Neville Court is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.
We support adults living with mental health conditions and neuro-disabilities such as brain injuries and Huntington’s disease. Some of the people we support display behaviours of concern.
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 pod5@exemplarhc.com.
Please 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.