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<p>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Lead Activities Coordinator&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Care home&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Scotia Heights&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4HA&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contract type&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Full Time 40 Hours Per Week&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rate&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;£13.27 Per Hour&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Care home CQC rating&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Rated ‘Good’ by CQC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;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.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference every day. Join us as our new Lead Activities Coordinator/Life Skills Coordinator at Scotia Heights&amp;nbsp;care home in Stoke-on-Trent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Exemplar Health Care&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scotia Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of specialist nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We support adults living with&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="https://www.exemplarhc.com/our-care/mental-health&quot;&gt;complex">https://www.exemplarhc.com/our-care/mental-health&quot;&gt;complex</a> mental health needs&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="https://www.exemplarhc.com/our-care/dementia&quot;&gt;dementia&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a">https://www.exemplarhc.com/our-care/dementia&quot;&gt;dementia&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a</a> href=&quot;<a href="https://www.exemplarhc.com/our-care/neuro-disability&quot;&gt;neuro-disabilities&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;physical">https://www.exemplarhc.com/our-care/neuro-disability&quot;&gt;neuro-disabilitie…</a> disabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our Lead Activities Coordinators lead our Activities Team and organise creative and fun activities for the people we support.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;organising &lt;strong&gt;individual activity plans&lt;/strong&gt; based on people’s unique goals and interests&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;fostering community spirit through &lt;strong&gt;group activities &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;supporting people to maintain their current, and take up new, &lt;strong&gt;hobbies&lt;/strong&gt;, interests and educational opportunities &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;assisting people to become more involved in their &lt;strong&gt;local community&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;celebrating national &lt;strong&gt;awareness days&lt;/strong&gt;, holidays and individual/collective achievements &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;leading&lt;/strong&gt; the in-house Activities Team&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;promoting choice, &lt;strong&gt;dignity&lt;/strong&gt; and independence.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;As part of our mission to make &lt;i&gt;every day better&lt;/i&gt;, our high staffing levels give you the time to deliver truly person-centred activities, with a supportive team around you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Download our job description to read more:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/786591532/&quot;&gt;https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/786591532/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About">https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/786591532/&quot;&gt;https://brochures.exe…</a> you&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You’re also:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;a great leader, able to inspire and motivate a team&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;caring, kind and able to see the funny side of life&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;a creative thinker, always on the lookout for new activities and ideas&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;enthusiastic, encouraging and inclusive&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;a born organiser with a positive, can-do approach&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;great at listening and communicating&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;understanding of individual needs.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This role involves leading a team, so relevant experience in a similar role is desirable.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What we offer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;We offer great rewards and perks including:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;access to wages before payday&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;retail and lifestyle discounts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;free DBS check&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;24/7 counselling and support&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Blue Light Card eligibility.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to apply&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email <a href="mailto:pod9@exemplarhc.com">pod9@exemplarhc.com</a>.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please note,&amp;nbsp;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.&lt;/p&gt;</p>


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