Activities Coordinator
Location: Duston, Northampton
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £12.71 per hour
Are you looking for a new challenge that is rewarding and will genuinely make a difference in people’s lives? Are you looking for a role that is varied and provides opportunities for progression? If the answer is ‘yes’, then a career in Care is just for you!
The Oakleaf group are seeking to recruit Activities Coordinator to join the team in Northampton on a full time basis.
The Oakleaf Group is firmly established as one of the leading providers of rehabilitation services for men who have a brain injury or who suffer from other neurological conditions.
The successful candidate will need to be a driver, with access to their own vehicle, or the means of transport to travel to rural work locations.
Rewards & Benefits:
* *£500 Recommend A Friend Bonus
* Up to 28 Days Holiday
* Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topics for self-development of your career
* Free DBS Check
* Stakeholder Pension
* Share Save Scheme
* Free Employee Assistance Programme
* Annual Employee Awards Evening
* Employee Recognition Schemes
* Career progression within the company
* CareTech Foundation - Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grants
* Free staff meals
* Free on-site parking
Key Skills:
* Able to work days, evenings, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays
* To provide varied and challenging activities to Summerlands residents on an individual and group basis from a prepared Weekly programme.
* Hold a full clean driving licence ability to drive a 10 seater minibus on outings with residents
* Support the Care Support Staff in delivering person-centred care when required by providing cover during absences
* To encourage residents to pursue their hobbies
* To maintain good liaison links between the family and friends of residents in order to ascertain how best to meet the residents’ personal needs
The Job Role:
To provide support through a wide range of activities to residents with differing conditions. The successful candidate will be creative, open to suggestions and wishing to provide the very best in fulfilling, person-centred activities
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties following appropriate discussion with their line manager.
Who we are!
The CareTech Group; established in 1993, and is one of the largest providers of specialist social care services supporting 5000 adults with a wide range of needs in more than 550 services across the UK. Committed to the highest standards of care and governance, we provide innovative care pathways for vulnerable people to live in community settings. We support people to take control of their lives – this could be finding employment, having an active social life, learning new skills or building self-confidence.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact every applicant. We will be in touch 7-10 days after receipt of your CV if progressing your application to the next stage.
The Caretech Group is a Sponsored Employer but our sponsorship programme is currently full. Please only apply if you have an existing right-to-work in the UK that doesn’t require sponsorship and you are not currently under an existing sponsorship.