Activities Co-ordinator

1 week ago


Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom YMCA Liverpool Full time

Responsible to:

Service Manager

Responsible for:

Management of care and support duties and safe service delivery

Hours of Work:

10-6 Mon-Fri (Will be required to work 1 Saturday and 1 Sunday in each 4-week period)

Location:

YMCA Together Hestia House, South Liverpool

Salary and benefits:

£27,11- 33 Days Annual leave including bank holidays per annum

  • Paid Medicash support
  • Birthday Day
  • Charity Day
  • Spiritual Day
  • Wellbeing Hours
  • Cycle To Work Scheme
  • Refer a Friend Scheme
  • Company Pension Scheme 4%
  • Funded Training Opportunities

Shortlisting and Interview Dates
Shortlisting W/c 24th June 2024

Interviews on the 4th of July 2024

YMCA is a registered charity and company Limited by Guarantee.

We were founded in 1846 and so we build on a long history of providing a place for people experiencing challenging times in their lives.

YMCA Together is a truly value driven organisation.

Our vision is that everyone should feel safe, understood, empowered and positive for their future. We meet our vision by working within our values of Strength, Humility, Respect, Empathy and Kindness.

These SHREK values run through all that we do from recruitment to how we work alongside people in our services to our partnership approach with other providers.


Our clear vision and values come together to help us in our mission to inspire and support people to change their lives by instilling hope, valuing the person and maximising potential.


Job Purpose


To assist in the provision of effective, high-quality care and support services to the people we support who meet the threshold for statutory care options in our residential setting.


Hours of Work
Primarily you will work 10-6 Monday through Friday. In each 4-week period you will be required to work 1 Saturday and 1 Sunday. Weeks in which you work a Saturday or Sunday will be treated as flexi weeks.

This means if you work on a Saturday or Sunday in a specific week, you can choose which of the Monday to Friday days you don't work.


Duties and responsibilities

Specific Duties

Facilitating & Planning Meaningful activities

  • Support with planning activities and meaningful activities, person centred plans as part of assessment and induction
  • Support residents to maintain their independence, to achieve their goals and targets by meaningful activities
  • Have input into resident risk assessments and ensure awareness of risks in line with YMCA Together policy and procedure including positive risk
  • Ensure understanding of specific person centred needs like cognitive ability and mobility so that needs can always be adequately met.
  • Work collaboratively with all other statutory and nonstatutory agencies and if there is an unmet need work alongside team leaders and service manager to ensure correct pathways are followed up.
  • Keep up to date records on support planning systems MainStay/DAVE and in any resident's files
  • Support residents with activities including life skills like scheduled cleaning duties including cooking & room cleans
  • Lead in the planning and delivery of group work and activities throughout Hestia House
  • Ensure that all residents receive some form of social activity each week and residents receive one to one time, particularly those that do not wish to participate in group activities. This should include opportunities within the home and the wider community.
  • To formulate and maintain a stimulating programme of activities for groups of residents and for individuals whilst considering residents particular likes and dislikes as appropriate. To produce a weekly programme of activities and social events and ensure it is advertised within the home and communicated to all residents.
  • Ensure the activity and social programme incorporates evenings and weekends.
  • To liaise with relatives and staff regarding special individual requirements, such as birthdays and anniversaries, cultural and religious festivals and celebrations, and to be aware of the religious calendar that may affect activity pursuits, relevant to the ethnic mix of residents.
  • To familiarise and connect with all key community groups whose particular expertise would make an invaluable contribution to the care home.
  • To support any volunteers in their role and ensure they receive appropriate induction, training, supervision and support.
  • To promote and enhance the existence of the home in the community and encourage the use of communal spaces within the home for groups to meet and hold events.
  • To regularly assess the effectiveness of the social events and activities programme through uptake and gaining feedback from residents
  • To work as an active team member with your colleagues within the home to ensure the highest standards of care are achieved.
  • To undertake any reasonable request which facilitates the resident's right to choice, dignity and respect.
  • Motivate and challenge the people we support so they identify and realise the


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