Activity Coordinator / Team Leader
Full job description
Sense
Salary: £26,000 per year
We’re looking for a reliable and motivated person to join our professional team as an Activity Coordinator / Team Leader at our service in Louth working 37.5 hours per week on a permanent basis.
Title: Activity Coordinator – Driver preferred
Reference number: 40630
Hours: 37.5
Location: Louth
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £26,000per year(per year)
Sense salary points: 19 – 22
About Sense
has been helping people who are deafblind and with sensory impairments to enjoy more independent lives for over 60 years. We support and campaign for people of all ages, from children through to older people, with a wide range of sight and hearing difficulties and associated communication needs or additional learning disabilities. We provide tailored support, advice and information as well as specialist services to individuals, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them.
About the role
A key part of the role will be supporting individuals to develop valuable, relevant life skills and experience a wide range of educational, recreational and leisure pursuits. You will support deafblind people to participate in a number of different activities offered at the resource centre and to access facilities in the local community. You will also provide varying levels of support with personal care tasks.
In addition to this role we will also require you to lead activity sessions based in both the day centre and the wider local community. You will contribute to the planning, development and implementation of sessions as well as maintaining the area as a safe and functional learning environment. You will also be required to supervise Support Workers.
A full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle is a preferred requirement for this role. However, we will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments for any disabled candidates that apply.
Skills and abilities
Experience of implementing activities with an emphasis on learning outcomes is essential as is a progressive outlook to disability issues. An artistic, creative or sporting background is desirable.
The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills and also be an excellent communicator, and team working skills, literacy, an awareness of disability needs and flexibility. It is desirable that you hold a valid UK drivers licence.
Job benefits include a supportive, caring environment, generous paid leave, pension scheme, opportunities for promotion, excellent training and development and the chance to participate in stimulating, varied activities.
To start: Immediate start preferred
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website to download the information pack and complete the application form.
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Sense is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.
No agencies please.
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