Activities Coordinator

Are you an organised and approachable person with a passion for supporting people and keen to make a positive difference?

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Activities Coordinator to join our team based in Lancaster on a permanent basis, working 24 hours per week.

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary of£17,053 per annumas well as other generous benefits which include:

• Generous annual leave (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
• Fantastic pension scheme, matched up to 8%
• Access to the Flexible Benefits Portal where you can tailor benefits to your individual needs
• Company funded health cash plan
• Free onsite meals whilst on shift
• Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary
• Fully funded DBS, renewals and update service subscriptions
• Company sick pay scheme
• Smart Health, which includes unlimited access to online, telephone and video GP
• Access to private holiday flat in Torquay
• Wellbeing Support our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme includes free counselling and legal advice
• Eyecare & Flu vouchers
• Menopause support
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As anActivities Coordinator,you will work as part of our team in a service for Clients in the achievement of the Trusts aims and objectives.

• Working with each new client to understand their likes/dislikes, abilities and needs to put together an individual care plan pathway for activities. This will be kept up to date and reviewed regularly.
• Formulating and maintaining a stimulating programme of activities for groups of clients and for individuals, taking into consideration special individual requirements.
• Engaging clients daily lives within the community by initiating contact with local community groups.
• Liaising and consulting with staff, external agencies and relatives in relation to activities
• Ensuring the activity and social programme are accessible to all and it incorporates evenings and weekends.
• Familiarising and connecting with all key community groups.
• Regularly assessing the effectiveness of social events and the activities programme.
• Effectively risk assess internal and external activities.
• Ensuring the programme of activities is within the allocated budget.

A satisfactory enhanced DBS and Adults Barred List check is required for this role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicants right to work in the UK.

If you want to join our team as Activities Coordinator please apply now as we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 8th November 2024

We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.

About LANGLEY

Langley is an innovative Christian charity that provides specialist housing, care and support services in the community, and targeted advice in prisons, for people seeking to live crime-free.With one of the lowest reconvictions rates in the country under 3% whilst people are in our housing and care we are changing lives and making communities safer across the country.

We're proud to be accredited as an Investors in People: Gold employer, which celebrates the way we invest in our people. This is a huge achievement as our assessment covers the last 3 years of unprecedented challenges through the pandemic. This is the third time we have been awarded Investors in Peoples Gold standard.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

ED&I is integral to Langley House Trust. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

DISABILITY CONFIDENT

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application.

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