£13.26 per hour rising to £13.47 after successful completion of training and probation period.
37 hours including some evenings and weekends
Are you creative, peoplefocused and passionate about making a positive difference? We’re looking for an Activities Coordinator to join our Short Stay services, designing meaningful experiences that enrich the lives of the people we support.
About you
You don’t need to have previous experience of working in social care, what’s important is that you are
* Kindhearted, caring and compassionate, with a genuine desire to make a positive difference.
* Creative and adaptable, able to develop activities and adjust plans around changing service needs.
* Naturally enthusiastic and engaging, with the confidence to involve people in a wide range of activities.
* An effective communicator with people who use the service, colleagues, managers and professionals.
* Willing to learn, with the ability and motivation to complete training and qualifications as required.
* Able to use your initiative, make decisions and adapt as the needs of the service change.
* A supportive team player who is also comfortable working independently.
If you’re passionate about improving wellbeing, creating enjoyable experiences and supporting people to live life to the fullest, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
As an Activities Coordinator, you will develop and deliver a varied, personcentred programme of activities for people using our service as well as people we support across all of our services. Your work will help provide meaning, purpose and enjoyment, supporting wellbeing across all aspects of daily life.
In this role, you will:
* Design and develop a creative, engaging timetable of activities based on the needs and preferences of the people we support.
* Plan and organise activities, outings and wider events across Persona, including seasonal and themed celebrations.
* Monitor admissions and adjust plans to reflect individual needs at any given time.
Further information about the role can be found in the job description below
In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career -
We provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.
For more details on learning & development, click here. Find out about our values and our purpose here .
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Persona is committed to being an inclusive employer and recognises the value of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We welcome applications from all people, irrespective of their personal characteristics or circumstances, and appointments are made objectively based upon talents, abilities and experience.
Where possible, we will support employees to work flexibly or with adjustments, so that they can perform to their best ability. We are committed to providing a working environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual skills and life experiences are valued.
Please note
Satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment.
Click here to read our policy on working in care with a criminal conviction.
To Apply
If the above sounds like you, then please 'apply for job' and a member of the team will give you a call back to discuss your interest in the role, any questions you may have and to secure your place at our recruitment event, which is taking place on 4 March. The closing date for this role is 22 February.
If this is your first time applying for a role with us, you will need to register first when you click on 'apply for job'.
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Please note we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to workers.