Activities Coordinator

Are you an enthusiastic people person who loves to bring the fun? As an Activities Coordinator, you'll organise and lead meaningful and entertaining activities for the people we support. You'll play a key role in empowering them to live fulfilled and happy lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference every day. Join us as our new Activities Coordinator at Bennett Court care home in Pontefract.

About Exemplar Health Care
Bennett Court 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, neuro disabilities including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease. We also provide separate supported living facilities, where service users can lead a more independent life.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role
Our Activities Coordinators organise creative and fun activities for the people we support.

No two days will ever 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 and employment opportunities
assisting people to become more involved in their local community
celebrating national awareness days, holidays and individual/collective achievements
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.

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

You're also:

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.

If you haven't worked in the care sector before, we'll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes. We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren't essential for this role.

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