Lead Activities Coordinator

Lead Activities Coordinator
£15.00 per hour plus Company Benefits
40 Hours per week with some weekend working

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The Gables in Hagley, near Stourbridge, is a luxury 61 bedded residential and dementia care home.

Our Lead Activities Coordinator is both a management and a hands-on working role. Working alongside our Activity Coordinator you will be responsible for managing and coordinating a successful activities and volunteer programme within the Cinnamon Home. This includes internal and external communication about activities-focused programmes for our residents, as well as networking within the local community to recruit, train and place volunteers within the home. You will introduce appropriate activities for our residents which support independence and identify activities in the surrounding areas that will assist our residents to integrate into the local community. You will need to be flexible in your working hours and will work on a rota basis covering some weekends.

Ideally you will hold a full clean driving license as at times you may be required to drive the minibus for our external excursions.

Main Responsibilities

1. Organise and conduct activities that encourage both social, mental and if appropriate physical stimulation for the residents within the home, meeting with the Seven Branches of Cinnamon Activities Programme.
2. Network and develop links in the local community to establish a relationship with local businesses, organisations, and schools. Build and maintain a volunteer base for the whole home, involving family, team members and community volunteers to participate as a regular part of the activities programme.
3. Manage the activities team including undertaking supervisions / appraisals and dealing with any people issues appropriately, also ensuring that a robust rota is in place.
4. To organise special events i.e., Christmas entertainment, Ascot, Royal Occasions etc.
5. To produce a monthly programme of events to be discussed with the General Manager of the homes using the Cinnamon Activities Calendar Template.
6. Regularly update the Cinnamon website, Facebook etc. to promote activities to the local community and potential residents and their families.
7. To keep within the home’s activities budget.
8. Assess resident’s specific social needs on move-in to the home and develop a personal activities programme, taking time to get to know each resident as an individual in order to provide stimulating activities to meet varying needs.

Person Specification

1. Current experience in managing a team.
2. Level 3 (QCF) Supporting Activities Provision.
3. NAPA Qualifications & Training Areas desirable.
4. Knowledge of organizing activities to enhance the lives of residents.
5. IT literacy – competent with the use of systems.