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<p>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Activities Coordinator&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Care home&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Springfield Vale&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Perserverence Street, Barnsley, S70 6HD&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;£12.21 per hour&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 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.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is an exciting opportunity to be part of something new. You’ll shape the culture of a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose built home designed with the people we support in mind.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us as our new&amp;nbsp;Activities Coordinator&amp;nbsp;at Springfield Vale care home in Barnsley.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Exemplar Health Care&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Springfield Vale is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country&#039;s leading nursing care providers for adults living with complex and high acuity needs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When open, Springfield Vale will provide nursing care for adults living with complex needs arising from dementia.&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;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Be part of the future in care home design&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is an incredibly exciting time to join us and be a part of a ‘first’ for Exemplar Health Care.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We’ve partnered with Sterling University to design Springfield Vale as a purpose-built home, that follows their principles of dementia design, creating an environment that supports the cognitive and physical needs of people with dementia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once open, you’ll work towards achieving Sterling Universities accreditation and making Springfield Vale a leading home for complex dementia care.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;The people we support enjoy a full and active lifestyle, thanks to our team of Activities Coordinators who organise creative and engaging experiences.&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;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;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030735227/&quot;&gt;https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030735227/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About">https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030735227/&quot;&gt;https://brochures.ex…</a> you&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&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;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 and have a genuine desire to make a difference&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What we offer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&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 &amp;nbsp;&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;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to apply&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&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:pod1@exemplarhc.com">pod1@exemplarhc.com</a>&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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