About this role
Job summary Being an Activities Co-ordinator is so much more than just organising programmes. It's providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. Working 37.5 hours a week, you will join the team at Stanley House where you will create an activity-based culture, which will see you use technical and creative skills to assist in developing, delivering and coordinating programmes focused on social, recreational and leisure activities. You will be responsible for creating 1-1 and group rapports with service users to help evolve and shape the activities to increase engagement. As you plan and implement activities around their interests, this should also have a strong emphasis on their individual needs to support the treatment plans. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will develop links with community-based resources to support service users to engage in local activities. At Elysium, we want the best for you. Thats why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals. After all, a better you means better care. Thats what delivering great healthcare should feel like.
Main duties of the job Being an Activities Co-ordinator at Elysium Healthcare involves more than organizing programs, it is about providing care and support to vulnerable individuals. The role is based in Ledbury, specifically at Stanley House, where the Co-ordinator will work 37.5 hours per week. The position involves using technical and creative skills to develop, deliver, and coordinate programs that focus on social, recreational, and leisure activities for the service users. The Co-ordinator will establish one-on-one and group relationships with the service users to better tailor activities to their interests and needs, supporting their treatment plans. Part of the responsibilities includes working with a multidisciplinary team to forge links with community-based resources, which will help service users engage in local activities. The position emphasizes safety, welfare, and security, requiring the Co-ordinator to adhere to service policies, guidelines, and procedures.
About us Elysium Healthcare is a stable and agile company employing over 8,000 people with a unique approach to care delivery. With more than 90 services spread across England and Wales, they offer treatment in areas such as Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education. As part of Ramsay Health Care, their global network spans 10 countries with over 86,000 employees worldwide. Elysium is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment, being a Disability Confident employer. The company's emphasis is on safer recruitment, and all potential staff is required to have an understanding of their responsibility in safeguarding service users' welfare. Working at Stanley House, employees at Elysium Healthcare have opportunities for professional growth and learning through training courses aimed at reaching career goals. The organisation's philosophy is that improving individuals translates into better care outcomes for service users.
Job description Job responsibilities
Being an Activities Co-ordinator is so much more than just organising programmes. It's providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Working 37.5 hours a week, you will join the team at Stanley House where you will create an activity-based culture, which will see you use technical and creative skills to assist in developing, delivering and coordinating programmes focused on social, recreational and leisure activities.
You will be responsible for creating 1-1 and group rapports with service users to help evolve and shape the activities to increase engagement. As you plan and implement activities around their interests, this should also have a strong emphasis on their individual needs to support the treatment plans.
Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will develop links with community-based resources to support service users to engage in local activities.
At Elysium, we want the best for you. That’s why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals. After all, a better you means better care. That’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.
As an Activities Co-Ordinator you will be:
Co-ordinating social and recreational activities for service users within the secure environment who are unable to freely access public services. Obtaining information from service users regarding their social and recreational interests. Observing general behaviour, ability, and response of service users and report back regularly using verbal and written communications to appropriate team members. Under supervision documenting observations and progress in the service user's clinical notes. Fulfilling the security requirements of the service and adhere to service policies, guidelines, and procedures. Basic risk assessment on a day to day basis to individuals and groups of service users Ensuring that health and safety, welfare and security standards for service users, staff and their visitors are adhered to. Effective skills of co-ordination and use of resources. To be successful in this role, you'll need:
Basic group work skills Minimum of 12 months experience within a mental health setting (Desirable) Ability to communicate effectively and work within a team-based framework. Initiative and motivation. Awareness of Mental Health and its impact on functioning. Solution-focused approach to problem-solving. Good organisational skills. Awareness of gender-specific needs. Awareness of the cultural needs of service users. Full UK Drivers License Where you will be working:
Bosbury, Hereford, Herefordshire,HR8 1HB You will be working at Stanley House, a service which offers a multidisciplinary approach to its long term care provision and provides the specialised care and expert therapeutic interventions. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, you will support and enable residents to undergo reviews of their specific and/or changing needs. Stanley House offers therapies and activities which include Physiotherapy and Art therapy and receives input from a Professor in Neuropsychiatry and monthly specialist GP clinics.
Residents at Stanley House have varying needs, from being able to manage some of their own needs, to being fully reliant. This includes personal care involving washing, dressing, shaving and helping with continence needs. Helping residents to eat is also a big part of the daily routine.
End-of-life care is also provided to enable residents to stay in the comfort and familiar surroundings at Stanley House, where their family can also be supported.
There’s plenty of fun to be had too, through supporting residents to take part in regular communal activities, from providing wheelchair and walking assistance, to afternoons of laughter with bouncy castles, family fun days and trips to the local café, shops and bowling. Its these precious moments that are most rewarding and make it all worthwhile.
What you will get:
Annual salary of £25,564.50 The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off! Free meals and parking Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance. Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals. Pension contribution to secure your future. Life Assurance for added peace of mind. Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time. There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
About your next employer:
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Basic group work skills, Minimum of 12 months experience within a mental health setting (Desirable), Ability to communicate effectively and work within a team-based framework, Initiative and motivation, Awareness of Mental Health and its impact on functioning, Solution-focused approach to problem-solving, Good organisational skills, Awareness of gender-specific needs, Awareness of the cultural needs of service users, Full UK Drivers License
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Elysium Healthcare
Address Elysium Healthcare
Ledbury
HR8 1HB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)