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G4S | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Job Title: Activities Coordinator

Location: Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ

Salary: £38,480.00 per annum

Type: Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)

Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, uniform, on-site canteen, access to High Street Shop discounts and ongoing training and development.

Oakhill Secure Training Centre we look after young people aged 12 to 18 who have been remanded or sentenced. The vulnerable young people in our care can be challenging with a wide range of social and emotional complex needs. This environment requires high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for young people to develop life skills and address behaviours that have led them into custody.

Oakhill works closely with the Youth Custody Services to ensure that its regimes and designs reflect best practice in residential care to prevent offending.

• Assist in the promotion of a positive Health & Safety culture across the site, leading by example, including reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner and following the applicable safe systems of work for the role.
• Develop, coordinate and supervise a programme of enrichment/activities at the centre.
• Complete, manage and distribute timetables and rotas to ensure that all young people have the opportunity to take part in enrichment activities and that the department is contractually compliant.
• Engage young people in activities that fulfil inclusion, diversity and equality education and information sharing.
• Expand external opportunities for the young people at the centre with local providers through positive links with the local community and external partners.
• Map and compile information for all young people on the range of enrichment activities available.
• Interact positively with young people in a secure setting.
• Work unsupervised and manage own time effectively while being well organised and self‑motivated.
• Think creatively and be innovative in introducing new activities, themes and concepts.
• Understand that the operational need of the centre will always be a priority, and therefore there will be times when you may be asked to work in other departments or units.

• Highly motivated, self‑starter.
• Ability to use IT to a high level of competence.
• A flexible and adaptable personality that can use initiative to achieve targets.
• The ability to be resilient to change and pressures.

At G4S, we invest heavily in our people. If you join us you will have a job‑specific induction programme to equip you with the skills and knowledge for the role. As well as ongoing support and development opportunities, we offer generous holiday entitlement, company pension, an onsite gym, free onsite parking and the chance to do an extraordinary job – every day.

For more information on Oakhill Secure Training Centre please visit https://oakhillstc.co.uk/.

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process.

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals. Safeguarding children and young people is our primary focus and the welfare of the child is paramount. Therefore we have a corporate responsibility to ensure that the safeguarding and our G4S values are at the centre of all we do.

To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years. You will also be required to undergo DBS enhanced level security clearance and will need to provide full details of your work and educational history covering the last 10 years as part of the screening process.