Activities Co-ordinator

Typical Shifts are: Working 37.5 hour per week, Monday to Friday 09:00-16:30; however occasional weekends and evenings may be required to suit the needs of the service.

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• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream - giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned
• Funded Blue Light Card - hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

Overview We're on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on Activities Coordinators with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support through the planning and delivery of meaningful, engaging activities that promote growth and develop new skills. Our Activities Coordinators work closely with our care colleagues to support a fantastic group of people!

About the service Our residential service in Langport looks out over the Somerset levels. Family orientated, this beautiful old house has a warm and welcoming feel about it. We enable individuals with learning disabilities, autism, epilepsy and complex care needs including visual impairments. You can be sure that no two days will be the same!

Responsibilities

• Our Activity Coordinators craft experiences for the people we support with meaning and purpose, ensuring that therapeutic opportunities are open and available to all.
• You could be organising events and activities within the service, or planning activities that enable the people we support to access their local communities in meaningful ways.
• Put choice at the heart of planning and work closely with the people we support, the service manager and colleagues to tailor experiences to individual needs.
• Accurately record and report on the activities offered and session engagement to ensure ongoing alignment with needs.
• You will also be required to assist at meal times in between activities.

Qualifications

• Hold a full UK driving license
• Be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach
• Be creative by nature with a focus on customer service

Why choose us?

• We embrace people's differences and encourage you to Be You; if you have the passion to make someone's life better, we can provide the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.
• We offer excellent training from induction through your career, with opportunities for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector-leading organisation.
• We have a fantastic range of benefits and sector-leading career progression, so don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting.

Other information

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

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