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<p>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Activities Coordinator&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Care home&lt;/strong&gt;: Hylton Grange&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location&lt;/strong&gt;: 1 Poole Road, Sunderland, SR4 0HG&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contract type&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;40 hours per week, including weekends&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rate&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;£11.44 per hour&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are you an enthusiastic people person who loves to bring the fun? As an Activities Coordinator, you’ll organise and lead meaningful and entertaining activities for the people we support. You’ll play a key role in empowering them to live fulfilled and happy lives.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference every day. Join us as our new&amp;nbsp;Activities Coordinator/Life Skills Coordinator at Hylton Grange care home in Sunderland.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Exemplar Health Care&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hylton Grange is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hylton Grange supports 30 adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease across three units. .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our Activities Coordinators organise creative and fun activities for the people we support.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;organising&lt;/strong&gt; individual activity plans based on people’s unique goals and interests&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;fostering&lt;/strong&gt; community spirit through group activities &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;supporting&lt;/strong&gt; people to maintain their current, and take up new, hobbies, interests and educational opportunities &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;assisting&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;people to become more involved in their local community&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;celebrating&lt;/strong&gt; national awareness days, holidays and individual/collective achievements &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;promoting&lt;/strong&gt; choice, dignity and independence.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;As part of our mission to make &lt;i&gt;every day better&lt;/i&gt;, our high staffing levels give you the time to deliver truly person-centred activities, with a supportive team around you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Download our job description to read more:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030735227/&quot;&gt;https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030735227/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About">https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030735227/&quot;&gt;https://brochures.ex…</a> you&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You’re also:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;caring, kind and able to see the funny side of life&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;a creative thinker, always on the lookout for new activities and ideas&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;enthusiastic, encouraging and inclusive&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;a born organiser with a positive, can-do approach&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;great at listening and communicating&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;understanding of individual needs.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes. We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What we offer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;We offer great rewards and perks including:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;access to wages before payday&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;retail and lifestyle discounts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;free DBS check&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;24/7 counselling and support&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Blue Light Card eligibility.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to apply&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email <a href="mailto:POD2@exemplarhc.com">POD2@exemplarhc.com</a>.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please note,&amp;nbsp;applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.&lt;/p&gt;</p>


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