Client Activities

This is an exciting opportunity to join the STEPS team to plan, organise and facilitate daytime, evening and weekend activities and events for STEPS residential clients. This role requires you to be a driver and be able to drive the two wheelchair accessible vehicles, and to be available to work alternate weekends and regular evenings.

The Event & Activities Co-Ordinator will work with the Senior Events & Activities Co-Ordinator to arrange trips, activities and social events for our clients while they are with us.

Another of our key values is promoting wellbeing of all our team, and we have a wide range of benefits you will have access to following your probationary period.

• Discounted travel pass scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement of 33 days holiday (pro rata)
• Life assurance scheme (four times your annual salary)
• Private medical cover
• Critical Illness Cover (three times your annual salary)
• Income protection scheme (75% in the case of illness or incapacity for up to five years)
• Paid time to complete mandatory training
• Free specialist internal training
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Blue light card
• Mintago benefits platform
• Access to support 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme
• 1% employee pension contribution with 7% employer contribution
• Benefit from supernumerary shifts as part of onboarding before commencing with your usual shift pattern

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, organise and implement a range of activities for clients who have a variety of musculoskeletal, neurological, traumatic injuries and other complex conditions. This will include, group activities, social events, community outings and evening events for clients reflective of their interests.
• Driving clients to and from events and activities in the STEPS vehicles.
• To communicate with the wider team to coordinate events and activities to ensure the safety of clients throughout.
• To arrange entertainment and events within an agreed budget
• Identify any additional support needs required for undertaking activities and groups
• To adapt approach to meet individual client circumstances, including cultural, social, and linguistic differences in addition to their cognitive and physical disabilities
• To maintain accurate and contemporaneous documentation according to STEPS standards including clinical notes and reports
• To adhere to and support individual client risk assessments with the support of the treating team
• To apply manual handling principles as outlined by legislation and department procedures
• To escalate issues as required following STEPS guidance and operating procedures
• To be compliant with the clinical governance requirements operating within STEPS procedures
• To carry out tasks required to maintain safety, cleanliness and tidiness of all areas
• To collect regular feedback from clients and take appropriate action
• To participate in training and development activities that are relevant to the job role
• Flexible working hours to accommodate activities, events and interventions which includes working weekends and evenings.

This Job description is an outline which reflects the present requirements of the post and is not intended to be exhaustive list of duties

STEPS Rehabilitation opened in May 2017 by founders, directors (and family) Jules Shiel-Boulger, Toria Chan, and Ray Boulger. STEPS deliver intensive and ongoing rehabilitation for people recovering from brain injury, spinal cord injury, strokes, and complex trauma injuries, enabling them to reach their full potential and to rebuild their lives.

Facilities

STEPS is a specialist rehabilitation facility, able to deliver high-quality care from a range of medical and rehabilitation professionals. Our purpose-built premises in Sheffield, South Yorkshire is home to a 23 bedroom, residential and day rehabilitation facility. STEPS has been designed to feel non-clinical, comfortable, and homely.

Rehabilitation

We have created a unique environment that enables people to access a wide range of therapies, specialist robotic and VR rehabilitation equipment, and medical specialists all under one roof. This includes access to Consultants in rehabilitation medicine; spinal injuries, amputations, and pain management. We have an extensive team of clinical professionals, and the psychological therapies team includes two experienced clinical neuropsychologists, a neurologic music therapist, an art psychotherapist and solution focused hypnotherapists.

Our mission is to achieve the very highest levels of recovery by providing first-class therapies that are delivered by a specialised and motivated team of professionals and carers.

STEPS is a leading, multi-award winning specialist centre for neurological and complex trauma rehabilitation for individuals 16 years or over, serving clients from all over the UK and beyond. Our reputation for excellence had developed year on year and as a result we have had the opportunity to present nationally and internationally about the work we are doing.

We believe it is important to care for not only our clients but their families too, we provide advice and education about their injuries or conditions. We work alongside other professionals and organisations helping our clients, this includes the NHS, solicitors, barristers, case managers, insurance companies, prosthetic and orthotic specialists, universities, and experts in rehabilitation technology.

STEPS offers a wide range of development opportunities and is committed to the career development of its team.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £12.60-£13.60 per hour

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance

Work Location: In person