Position : Activities Coordinator
Care home : Lepton Heights
Location : 36 Wakefield Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0BG
Contract type: 20 hours per week including weekends
Rate : £12.21 per hour
Full driving license is required for this role.
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.
Sound exciting? Apply now to join us as an Activities Coordinator at Lepton Heights.
About Lepton Heights
Lepton Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.
Lepton Heights supports adults living with complex needs, such as acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.
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.
Download our job description to read more:
About you
Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
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.
You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.
If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.
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 with Wagestream
* 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.
We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact recruitment@exemplarhc.com