Activity Coordinator
4 days ago
Being an Activities Coordinator is so much more than just organising programmes. It's providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society so they can do something they couldn't do before. It's what delivering great healthcare shouldfeel like.
Working 20 hours a week, you will join the team at Ann House and Fairmead House in Kendal, which offers care and support to adults who have a learning disability and/or mental health needs.
As an Activities Coordinator, you will create an activity-based culture, which will see you use technical and creative skills to assist in developing, delivering, and coordinating programmes focused on social, recreational and leisure activities.
Supporting the Occupational Therapy team, you will develop links with community-based resources to support service users to engage in local activities. You'll develop roles and routines, which will support occupational participation and encourage serviceusers to adopt a more active lifestyle.
A range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations.
- *You may be required to work some evening and weekend hours to meet the needs of the service._
**Your responsibilities**:
- Under the guidance and direction of the Occupational Therapist, provide group activities in line with identified needs
- Update social media board with photographs from in house events.
- Plan and host in house monthly community meetings and write up feedback, including an easy read version
- Plan and host events
- To work as part of the team co-facilitating interventions which may include students
- Co-ordinate social and recreational activities for service users within the secure environment who are unable to freely access public services
- Developing patients' programmes as informed by individual patient's needs
- To ensure that health and safety, welfare and security standards for service users, staff and their visitors are adhered to
- Developing and supporting the introduction of vocational rehabilitation
- Be able to manage the activities budget; including petty cash; reconciling receipts etc.
- Managing resources and timely re-ordering in order stock levels of craft and art activities
**To be successful in this role, you'll need**:
- Previous experience of working with adults and or young people with mental health disorders
- Full clean UK driving license
- Ability to build and maintain therapeutic relationships
- Any other specific skills which can be utilised in this setting: Art & Craft, Horticulture, Cooking, Music
- Previous experience in organising/facilitating social events and activities.
- Any relevant certificates, courses and skills that would enhance the delivery and diversity of therapeutic activities
**What you will get**:
- Hourly salary of £10.40 + Benefits
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (pro-rota) - plus your birthday off
- Free meals
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Career development and training
- Pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity Package
There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.
**About your next employer**
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities& Autism, Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.
- We encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19. As such, you will need to have had your Covid Vaccine to be eligible for this position._
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