Title: Activities Coordinator
Contract: Permanent Full Time

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
Persona: Site Based
Location: Bow, London
Salary: £23,281 per annum

Closing date for completed applications: 19th October 2021                
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on: Date TBC  

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated

Role Profile - Activities Coordinator.pdf

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Activities Coordinator to join our Coxley House team. You will be a confident and positive individual with good communication skills, patience and creativity.

Coxley House is a registered care home that has a capacity of 13 bed space. We work with adults with mental health and physical health support needs. We require an individual who is comfortable working with adults with varied support needs which could include dementia, learning disabilities and mental health needs.  This is a customer facing role where an efficient and courteous service will be expected.  L&Q Living promotes the recovery model of support and as an Activities Coordinator, you will be promoting social inclusion and taking an active role in supporting adults to come out of social isolation and integrate with the community.

You will be responsible for organising and creating a varied menu of activities for residents.  This will range from small group sessions to assisting the scheme Manager with resident consultations and monthly scheme meetings.  The scheme aims to end social isolation for its residents whilst promoting independence and choice.  The post holder is expected to forge a close working relationship with residents to enable planned activities to evolve in line with resident interests.  It is envisaged that the residents will be able to steer the range of activities of the scheme and that the Coordinator will encourage and support residents to facilitate this. The role will further include developing activities that is based around physical wellbeing. This may include supporting residents to the gym, setting up walking groups and so forth as physical health can also impact on mental health recovery.

We are looking to offer not only in-house activities but to build partnership working with other agencies to deliver wider ranging services within the scheme.  The Coordinator will be expected to actively work with such agencies and encourage participation from residents who would benefit from the sessions held. 

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Experience of organising group activities, events and outings and delivering activities both within a group and one to one
• Experience of working with adults with mental heath and knowledge of mental health needs and learning disabilities
• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills with experience of partnership working
• Sound literacy and numeracy skills with the ability to support individuals with budgeting so that they can partake in planned activities
• Working knowledge of risk assessments and an understanding of health and safety issues in residential care

Why work for L&Q Living?

• We offer excellent benefits including 25 days annual leave, season ticket loan, employee discount scheme and a health and wellbeing program.
• You will be joining a department which scored a trust rating of 78% from our recent Great Places to Work survey, with 88% of our staff also saying that we have put them first during the Coronavirus pandemic.
• Being part of a large housing association means that you have the opportunity of career progression throughout the organisation. Many of our employees move to positions across other parts of the business such as care and support, customer service or housing. So, joining L&Q Living means that you are joining a company that offers a range of opportunities.

If you are interested in this role and have the experience required, then apply without delay!  

 
For this post the successful candidate will need to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) to enable them to work within the team. Further information about the Disclosure scheme can be found at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs/ 

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 requires all care home staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by 11 November 2021. On this basis, L&Q Living will not consider applications for our care homes unless the candidates have been vaccinated or are willing to be fully vaccinated by 11 November 2021.

COVID 19: The safety of our staff and our candidates is of the utmost importance. Every effort will be taken to ensure that safe ways of working are adopted throughout the Recruitment and Selection process. We are introducing extra precautions in line with UK Government Guidelines. Our recruitment processes will follow social distancing and COVID-19 Secure requirements. This will include the use of various technologies to support the interview process. Should candidates have any questions regarding this, or if you require additional support please let us know at the interview planning stage.

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L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 97,000 homes, primarily across London and the South East.

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In response to the housing and affordability crisis, we will build 100,000 new homes over ten years. Of these, 60,000 homes will be built or funded by L&Q, whilst a further 40,000 will come through partnerships. Crucially, at least 50% of these new homes will be genuinely affordable, with a target of 60% in London.

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