Lead Activities Coordinator - Barnsley, United Kingdom - Exemplar Health Care Services Limited

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Position:
Lead Activities Coordinator


Care home:
Neville Court


Location:
Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3HF


Contract type:
Full time, 40 hours per week


Shifts Available:
Flexible


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/Life Skills 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 inhouse 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 full clean UK driving licence is essential
  • 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, cando 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 with fastP.A.Y.E
- retail and lifestyle discounts
- free DBS check

  • 24/7 counselling and support
  • Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply:

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.


Salary:
£10.98 per hour


Benefits:


  • Free parking
  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Barnsley, S70 3HF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Language:


  • English (required)

Licence/Certification:

  • Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location:
In person

Reference ID: 226442

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