Job Description

Are you creative? Do you love thinking up new ideas and suggestions? Do you have a positive and happy outlook on life?...... So do we!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking Activity Coordinator to work in Heightside House based in Rossendale. We are inclusive, creative, and rewarding, and our goal is to provide support to our residents to live their best life possible, whilst having fun.

The Activities Coordinator will create and handle the logistics for daily, weekly, and monthly events to engage service users in a fun and safe environment, whilst managing budget and feedback.

Job purpose

The main purpose of the role is:

To help provide stimulating and interesting occupations for our resident group. To help support our residents to access the community and live their best life possible. To organise fun activities for all residents, that are varied each week and keep residents happy and smiling. Assist in the assessment of residents to help develop activity plans with reference to developing new skills and enhancing old skills that have been lost or used infrequently. Work with the multi-disciplinary in the delivery of an activity programme for each resident. To promote the safety of residents undertaking any arranged activity: for example, with road safety, use of kitchen equipment such as ovens, hobs, knives, road safety, engagement with the public etc. Support resident to attend external activity/placements as identified by the team. Ideally - the activity staff will have a clean driving licence and be willing to drive the company vehicles.
This is an exciting role that will further develop over time and therefore its focus may change, and new responsibilities may be added to the role.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 12.50 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension Free parking On-site parking
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Experience:

Mental Health Care: 1 year (required) Activity Planning: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person