Lead Activities Coordinator

Overview

Lead Activities Coordinator – Edgewater, Wallasey

Location:

Wallasey, CH44 7HY

Contract type: 40 hours per week - Must be flexible - Weekends required
Rate: £12,77 per hour

Edgewater is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. We support adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease. We offer stable and secure employment opportunities, great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

Our Lead Activities Coordinators lead our Activities Team and organise creative and fun activities for the people we support. No two days will be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• organising individual activity plans based on people’s unique goals and interests
• fostering community spirit through group activities
• supporting people to maintain their current, and take up new, hobbies, interests and educational opportunities
• assisting people to become more involved in their local community
• celebrating national awareness days, holidays and individual/collective achievements
• leading the in-house Activities Team
• promoting choice, dignity and independence

As part of our mission to make every day better, our high staffing levels give you the time to deliver truly person-centred activities, with a supportive team around you.

Download our job description to read more:

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

• a great leader, able to inspire and motivate a team
• caring, kind and able to see the funny side of life
• a creative thinker, always on the lookout for new activities and ideas
• enthusiastic, encouraging and inclusive
• a born organiser with a positive, can-do approach
• great at listening and communicating
• understanding of individual needs

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. This role involves leading a team, so relevant experience in a similar role is desirable.

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility

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Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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