Activities Co-ordinator - Southern Housing in Horsham

We are looking for an Activities Co-ordinator to join our Care & Independent Living team here at Southern Housing! This role is permanent, working 30 hours per week at our Green Meadows scheme at Freshwater, Isle of Wight.

In this role, you will lead and coordinate service events and encourage the involvement of our residents. You will work with residents to provide choice and assist them to access day activities. This role will undertake regular moving and handling, and you must have a full UK driving licence and will be given access to a company vehicle. You 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
• Support to provide a responsive Wellbeing service to residents if required
• Responsible for ensuring the delivery of activities that promotes independence, rights, choices and inclusion in the community
• Maintaining and developing professional relationships

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

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!

Rest assured, that working with us will empower you to be you, with a real sense of purpose and pride in everything you do.

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.

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.