Activities Coordinator

Exemplar Health Care; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A national care provider in Pontefract is looking for an Activities Coordinator to lead and organise meaningful activities for residents. This role requires a caring and enthusiastic individual committed to empowering others and creating a fun environment. You'll be responsible for individual activity plans, community engagement, and celebrating achievements. A supportive team and ongoing training are provided, ensuring you can make a real difference every day.

Benefits

Regular supervision

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Caring and kind attitude
• Ability to engage in activities
• Skills in fostering community spirit

Responsibilities

• Organising individual activity plans
• Fostering community spirit through group activities
• Supporting new hobbies and interests

Skills

Organising activities

Great communication skills

Creative thinking

Enthusiasm

Understanding of individual needs

Job description

Position:Activities Coordinator
Care home:Hamilton Springs
Location:Westfield Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2JY
Contract type:40 hours per week
Rate:£13.21per hour

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.

Join us as an Activities Coordinator at Hamilton Springs care home in Pontefract.

About Exemplar Health Care

Hamilton Springs is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

Hamilton Springs 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.

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.

Download our job description to read more:

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
• 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 [e-mail]

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.

Public transport to Hamilton Springs

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

Westfield Lane Central Avenuebus stop, which is accessed by bus 485.

Broad Lane Beech St bus stop, which is accessed by bus 485.

There's also a train station in the local area.

South Elmsall - 1 mile away(16 minute walk).