Description
Wigginton Cottage is seeking an activities coordinator to join our team.
We offer a salary of £13.45 per hour for a part-time role of 15 hours per week. Shifts can be arranged as 2 x 8-hour days or spread across 3 days, with some flexibility in start and finish times to accommodate service user preferences. A 1-hour unpaid break applies each day.
Wigginton Cottage, located in Tamworth, Staffordshire, is a residential service supporting 8 adults with a range of needs, including autism, Prader-Willi Syndrome, mental health needs, and behaviours that may challenge. The service is situated in a village setting, accessible by public transport.
Key Responsibilities
As an activities coordinator, you will:
- Plan and coordinate a varied programme of activities, trips, and holidays across a 12-month calendar, tailored to individual needs, abilities, and preferences.
- Support up to eight residents with varied needs, adapting activities to promote inclusion and engagement.
- Maintain activity planners, posters, and evidence files, ensuring records support regulatory compliance and reflect Priory values.
- Manage activity expenditure through the CFA system, ensuring effective use of the annual budget to provide meaningful opportunities for residents.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
The ideal candidate will have experience working with vulnerable adults or individuals with complex support needs, and experience planning and organising activities, events, or trips. You should be able to adapt activities to meet individual needs and preferences while maintaining accurate records and working within relevant policies and regulatory requirements.
Benefits
At Priory, we want you to succeed and thrive in your role. We offer:
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits, including reduced rates and access to new schemes such as gym membership, IT technology, and Healthcare Cash Plan
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership and management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses