Activities Coordinator

30 hours per week, permanent 
Green Meadows, Freshwater, Isle of Wight 
 
As an Activities Coordinator you will lead and coordinate service events and encourage the involvement of residents, working with them to provide choice and assist them to access day activities. You must be physically able to undertake moving and handling, have the use of a vehicle with business use insurance, and will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work with residents to provide choice and assist them to access day activities
• Undertake regular review of day activity services
• Encourage the recruitment of volunteers to day activity services
• Liaise with residents to source activities and events
• Coordinate and attend community events and meetings as required

What you'll have:

• A proven understanding of the specific requirements of people with care needs
• Proven knowledge of Health & Safety appropriate to the post
• Knowledge of day services and activities for people with support and care needs
• Proven knowledge and awareness of local services including community and social groups
• The ability to listen and communicate effectively and form positive relationships at all levels
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, at all levels, and have good numeracy and literacy skills
• Empathy, compassion and patience

The location: 
You will be based at our scheme in Freshwater, Isle of Wight.

Benefits in working with us:

• A competitive hourly rate
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Job security and career progression opportunities
• An enhanced DBS check, paid for by us
• A great pension scheme
• Full training provided at no additional cost, as well as discounted Ferry and Fastcat travel
• Employee referral scheme – get rewarded for referring your friends!
• Eligible for Blue Light discounts!

About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.
 
Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.