Activities Assistant / Recovery and Wellbeing Activities Coordinator

Mental Health Recovery and Wellbeing Activities Assistant & Coordinator / Activities Support Worker

A rewarding opportunity for a compassionate, creative and motivated individual who enjoys planning and delivering engaging creative activities such as art, crafts, music or similar fun stuff is required for an organisation that provides supported housing and living services for vulnerable adults with mental health conditions.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Activities Assistant, Support Worker, Recovery Support Assistant, Wellbeing Facilitator, Community Engagement Coordinator

SALARY: £27,000 – £28,500 per annum (depending on experience)

LOCATION: Work across various sites in (Lewisham, Croydon, Lambeth, and Southwark)  

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Mental Health Recovery and Wellbeing Activities Assistant & Coordinator / Activities Support Worker who is enthusiastic, compassionate, a people person who can show kindness and enjoys creative activities such as art, music or similar fun stuff.

Working as part of a team, as a Mental Health Recovery and Wellbeing Activities Assistant & Coordinator / Activities Support Worker you and the team will be responsible for designing and implementing a full activities programme, with a diverse range of activities and events aimed at enhancing the physical, emotional and social wellbeing and the greater independence of and Recovery of residents.

In this deeply rewarding role, as a Mental Health Recovery and Wellbeing Activities Assistant & Coordinator / Activities Support Worker you'll have the opportunity to design and lead a wide range of activities and events from creative workshops to social gatherings. Your purpose is to foster a sense of community, enhance well-being, and help residents rediscover their passions. By planning and running activities that are engaging, inclusive, and tailored to each person's unique needs, you'll be a key part of their recovery story.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a real, tangible difference in people's lives, this might be the perfect fit for you.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Mental Health Recovery and Wellbeing Activities Assistant & Coordinator / Activities Support Worker include:

• Programme Planning: Assist the Recovery Manager with planning and delivering a programme of activities that promotes residents' wellbeing, social interaction, and skills development
• Programme Design: Create a stimulating and varied programme of leisure activities and social events, both inside and outside the units. Activities may include workshops, creative arts, therapeutic interventions, and social events
• Programme Communication: Collaborate with the Recovery Manager to produce and advertise a monthly, weekly, and daily programme of activities and social events
• Information & Events: Assist the Recovery Manager with writing a monthly newsletter, posters, and leaflets for events
• Community Engagement: Help the Recovery Manager engage the local community in residents' daily lives by making contact with local community groups, allowing residents to take part in and continue with their desired hobbies and interests
• Resident Collaboration: Work closely with residents to assess their interests, preferences, and needs. Encourage residents' participation in activities, ensuring all activities are inclusive and accessible
• Risk Management: Conduct referral meetings and risk assessments for potential activities' participants
• Inter-departmental Collaboration: Work with the Recovery Manager, Unit Managers, Group Managers, Support Workers, and other professionals and community services to integrate activities with residents' overall support plans.
• Multi-Site Work: Work across various schemes in Lewisham, Croydon, Lambeth, and Southwark
• Health & Safety: Cooperate with the Recovery Manager to ensure that activities comply with health and safety regulations and that activity risk assessments are conducted
• Reporting: Record and report on activities, outcomes, participation levels, and other relevant metrics to the Activities Coordinator
• Safeguarding: Work in line with the Safeguarding Policy, identifying and reporting any safeguarding concerns and protecting residents from abuse and neglect
• Inclusion & Diversity: Support the Recovery Manager in developing a variety of activities that encourage inclusion, equality, and diversity, offering residents the chance to participate or get fully involved based on their unique preferences, needs, and aspirations

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in events planning in different settings
• Experience with creative activities such as art, crafts, music of similar Creativity
• Demonstrates empathy and kindness to the residents at all times, coupled with ability to be firm and set boundaries as required
• Experience of working with challenging behaviour and ‘hard to reach’ residents
• Previous experience of working in supported housing or a similar setting
• Good verbal and written communication  skills
• IT literate with the ability to use Microsoft Word and Excel
• Has the flexibility to work on a rota basis across a seven-day week, including occasional evening events

This role requires a DBS check

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P14079

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