Activities Coordinator Team Leader
Havenmere, Immingham
Position: Lead Activities Coordinator
Care home: Havenmere
Location: 191 Pelham Road, Immingham, Lincolnshire, DN40 1JP
Contract type: 40 Hours Per Week
Rate: £11.44 per hour
Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC
Are you an enthusiastic people person who loves to bring the fun? As a Lead Activities Coordinator, you’ll lead your team in organising 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 Lead Activities Coordinator/Life Skills Coordinator at Havenmere care home in Immingham.
About Exemplar Health Care
Havenmere is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.
We support adults living with neurological conditions and neuro-disabilities including brain injuries and Huntington’s disease, complex mental health needs and spinal injuries.
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 Lead Activities Coordinators lead our Activities Team and 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 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: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/786591532/
About you
Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
You’re also:
- 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.
What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including:
- 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.
How to apply
Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.
For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email pod7@exemplarhc.com.
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.
Colleague stories
“There are many career opportunities at Exemplar Health Care and the support that I’ve received has been amazing. Everyone at Exemplar Health Care is committed to not only our residents, but each other. I am proud to be part of the Exemplar family.”
Nurse – Exemplar Health Care
Rewarding your dedication
Whether it’s RCNi membership or NMC PIN payment for Nurses, or lifestyle and retail discounts for everyone, we’re always thinking about new ways of saying ‘thank you’ for being part of our team.
Lifestyle and retail discounts - all colleagues can access great savings and monthly discounts on high street shops, restaurants, pubs and holidays, as well as 2-for-1 cinema tickets.
Employee Assistance Programme - all colleagues can access 24/7 counselling and support through our wellbeing partner, Care First.
Pension plan - after 3 months, you’ll be auto-enrolled into our pension scheme with NOW pensions, where you’ll have up to 5% of your earnings (depending on your salary) put into the pension and we’ll contribute an additional 3%.
Paid DBS check - we’ll pay for all new starters to have a DBS check, so you don’t need to cover the cost.
Referral bonus - if you recommend a friend for a care role with us, you’ll both receive £150, and you can refer as many people as you like.
Career development opportunities - there are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and progress in your career at Exemplar Health Care, if you wish. Find out more.