ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR – NEWTON HOUSE
- Full-time – 40 hours per week (Monday - Saturday rota with expectation to work evenings if required)
- £12.00 - £13.29 per hour
- Permanent
The Role;
As an Activities Coordinator you will take a key role in delivering the provision of activities, focussing on functional daily living skills whilst reducing risk issues. You will deliver activities on a one to one basis as well as group sessions, comprising of meaningful therapeutic activities, to promote independence and wellbeing. You will also be responsible to monitor patient’s progress, assessing patients’ function, producing reports for meetings with commissioners and external professionals, capturing engagement and auditing activity/education files, activity risk assessments, and assessments of daily living skills.
The role also expects you to take responsibility of resourcing materials, and keep activity stock and budget updated at all times. This role offers a varied and fulfilling timetable, enabling patients to have a sense of achievement, when completing tasks that have been personalised to them, and within group activities.
Previous experience in this role or similar is necessary.
The Service;
Situated a mile from the seaside town of Blackpool, Newton House Independent Hospital provides locked rehabilitation, habitation and treatment to up to 21 men living with complex and enduring mental health conditions.
What MHC can offer;
It is an exciting time to join MHC as our new leadership team are looking for committed individuals who will genuinely care, support and protect the adults we look after. If you have the compassion, commitment and capability to work for us, we will give you a career that you can be proud of.
Through a combination of online learning, comprehensive training, coaching and a supportive environment, we’re committed to helping you flourish and deliver excellent standards of care to the people we support.
We understand that our staff teams are the key to the outstanding care and support we offer. This is why we invest in our team, offer flexible working, competitive pay, work-life balance, progression opportunities, QCF Health and Social Care qualifications, eye care vouchers, on-site parking, a free DBS check, flu vaccination and Hepatitis B vaccination and a workplace pension.
Join Us;
If you feel you can make a real difference to the lives of others, we want to hear from you! Please complete the short application or upload your CV. Alternatively for an informal discussion about this role you can contact Sally Danson on 01253 304433.
MHC are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all who believe they fit the essential requirements for this role regardless of their race, sex, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
(All successful applicants must be at least 18 years old)
(We reserve the right to bring forward our closing date, without notice in the event of high volumes of interest).
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