Activities Co-ordinator

7 months ago


Torridge District, United Kingdom Encompass Southwest Full time

We are currently looking to recruit a highly motivated activities coordinator whose passion is to deliver quality client support to people who find themselves homeless or at risk of homelessness. Funded by the National Lottery “Know Your Neighbourhood Fund” The project will contribute towards achieving the outcomes of the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund:

- People are supported to access opportunities to connect with others;
- People are supported to participate in enriching volunteering opportunities;
- Reduction in isolation and increase in wellbeing;
- Increase in accessibility of volunteering;
- Local areas are left with improved systems and processes to maintain action on volunteering and tackling loneliness;
- Strengthening the evidence base on what works and why; and
- Enriching lives by connecting communities and improving accessibility of volunteering in levelling up areas

This role is about engaging with people across Torridge to get them involved in meaningful activities which can help them to re-integrate back into the community and to support their recovery from homelessness, addictions or offending into more meaningful activities.

**Purpose of the Job**

A male mental health group will offer activities such as art, woodwork, surfing and other creative workshops to provide men with the opportunity to connect together in a meaningful space.

We will also set up a weekly female only drop in to support women who are or have experienced homelessness, domestic violence, social exclusion and varying complex needs.

Both services will be run by staff but supported by peers who will support clients in a voluntary mentoring role.

The role will be embedded into our supported accommodation team.

**Main Duties**

Key Relationships
- Internal supported housing projects across Torridge and Brave Spaces.
- External agencies working with people with multiple disadvantages such as Alabare, NDADA

Your day to day role within the supported accommodation
- To develop a menu of activities which people experiencing multiple disadvantages can get involved in across Torridge.
- To recruit people into the activities through a variety of means, posters, social media, visiting existing groups etc..
- Carry out risk assessments for all activities to ensure they are safe and do not put people at risk
- To recruit volunteers to support with the activities
- To support the supported housing team to look at activities for occupants in Torridge.
- To support clients attending the activities to go on and volunteer within their community.
- To book venues and purchase items for group activities (oversee the budget)
- To monitor the progress of people attending the activities via case studies, vlogs and blogs.

Quality of Care
- To help create and promote an ethos whereby occupants are empowered to make positive choices and plans for a healthier future.
- To develop a relationship of trust with occupants/clients to enable them to develop a sense of identity and help them gain confidence to achieve their goals.
- To liaise and feedback to the wider teams at Encompass with regards to any issues, concerns or development with individual occupants, particularly relating to issues around safeguarding.

Communications
- To be able to communicate respectfully and compassionately with occupants/clients
- To be able to communicate well with partner agencies and colleagues.
- Ability to communicate passionately and effectively about the different issues affecting occupants in society.
- To be able to produce coherent verbal and written reports and case notes.

Working Relationships
- To behave in such a way as to build positive working relationships between service users and staff.
- To build effective working relationships between the staff and service users of Encompass and other partner agencies.
- To build working relationships within the local community.

**Administration, Records and Statistics**:

- Accurately maintain all project records /reports/client records/client notes & etc.
- Actively be involved in the development of outcomes and outputs related to the project. Record, monitor, analyse and present statistics in relation to these to enable the provision of reports to project funding providers and other organisations as directed by the Service Manager & Chief Officer, ensuring these are of a high standard.

**General Duties**:

- Attend training sessions and courses as required.
- Carry out any other duties commensurate with the post which may be reasonably requested from time to time
- The post holder will comply with and work within in the context of all Encompass policies, procedures and practices.
- Maintain confidentiality of information about staff, clients and Encompass business and be aware of the Data Protection Act 1998 and Encompass Data Protection (GDPR) and Confidentiality policies and procedures.
- Comply with the Health and Safety Policy in all aspects of the work, carrying out health and safety checks in l


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