Life Skills Coordinator, Sutton in Ashfield

Life skills Coordinator
Meadowcroft, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4BR
Hours: Part time hours
Hourly Rate: £10.42 per hour

About the home

Meadowcroft is a specialist care home in Sutton-in-Ashfield for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. The home specialises in supporting people living with complex mental health needs.

Working with families, professionals and most importantly our service users, we build care and activity plans around individuals. Encouraging service users to be happy and develop their skills is important. We want to ensure they are working towards their goals, and gain a sense of achievement.

Your enthusiasm, warmth and compassion is a fundamental part in helping our Service Users to feel respected, included and cared for. You will promote the core values of care, help maintain independence, dignity, assist with personal care and ensure the physical and emotional needs of our Service Users are met.

Responsibilities:

Plan & organise in house activities, including social activities & events with the life skills team
Identify each Service Users needs whilst promoting independence and choice
Assist in the development of weekly programmes ensuring all individuals needs are attained
Plan and organise monthly residents meetings
Risk assess planned activites and venues with the Life Skills team
Access appropriate transport
Monitor and review Service Users participation
Help to organise and plan fund raising events
You will need to be well organised and whilst you should be a good team player you should also be able to work on your own initiative and be able to follow instruction.

About you

Ideally we would like you to have a QCF (NVQ) Level 2 in Health & Social Care
Experience and involvement in social and recreational activities for Service Users
A full driving licence is a MUST
A strong knowledge of the local community
Ideally we are looking for someone with a artist flair, whether that be in musics or any of the other arts.

What we can offer you:

5.6 weeks’ holiday. (Pro rata)
Exemplar rewards – retail discounts and vouchers.
Outstanding career progression.
Comprehensive 2-day induction program.
Opportunity to progress and complete NVQ qualifications.

Exemplar Values
Our Values express what it is like to work in our organisation and our colleagues should make these a part of everything we do:

Fun
Integrity
Responsive
Success
Teamwork

If you are interested please apply today!

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About Meadowcroft

Meadowcroft is a specialist care service that supports 24 adults living with complex mental health conditions and behaviours of concern.

We support people to live their best lives by promoting independence, building life skills and engaging in the local community.

You’ll usually work on one of our small units so you can get to know the people you support and develop the clinical skills to support their complex needs.

About Meadowcroft

Meet our colleagues

Phil works as a Health Care Assistant at our Dearnevale care home . This is his first care job following a 14 year career in the Royal Air Force. Despite not having any experience in care, the induction, support and training prepared him well for the role. Phil loves how rewarding it is to help people in a career in care.

Why work with us

About Exemplar Health Care

Exemplar Health Care is a leading provider of specialist nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

Our mission is to make ‘every day better’ for the people we support and our colleagues.

We’re proud of the culture that we’ve created at Exemplar Health Care, which is underpinned by our vision, mission and values.

About us

Learning and career development

Our sector-leading learning and development opportunities give you the skills and support to excel in your role and take your career to the next level.