One MHA Community Co-ordinator
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £24,880 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Pension, Holidays 28 days holiday |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S32 1DD |
| Company: | MHA |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ021654_1713368037 |
Summary
One MHA Community Co-ordinator based at Derbyshire Peaks and Dales
Available hours:
Part Time - 30 hours per week
About the role
The role of One MHA Community Coordinator based at Derbyshire Peaks and Dales will be based in our Moorland House Care Home in Hathersage. The successful candidate will be responsible for the coordination and delivery of the activity programme in the home. They will also be responsible for ensuring our residents feel part of their wider community, this will be done by working with local organisations and partners to widen the variety of activities available.
A great opportunity to work in your local community to support older people to increase social inclusion and wellbeing. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team in MHA Communities Derbyshire Peaks & Dales as a One MHA Community Coordinator.
You may be required to travel around the district so a clean driving licence and access to a car is required, as well as some experience of IT working and light administration.
You will support other One MHA CC's in residential and community activities in the Derby Peaks & Dales area. This is already an established service which we wish to take to the next stage of development.
All activities will seek to reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness and promote the wellbeing of older people across a range of care and community settings.
This programme could include any mix of activities from MHA's core service offering. In addition, the post holder will be required to develop new activities based on feedback from service users and identified needs.
The One MHA Community Coordinator will work closely with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and so good communication is as important as having strong organisation skills.
Pension, Holidays 28 days holiday (inc. bank holidays), Life Assurance, Discount Scheme and DBS provided
About you
You will be a confident communicator and have the ability to effectively lead a team of volunteers, and work with colleagues of all levels across MHA. You will have a good degree of IT literacy and be proficient in using MS Office for record keeping and communications.
You will possess a strong drive to deliver high quality services that reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness promoting the wellbeing of older people across a range of care and community settings.
As a charity that cares for older people, you should be passionate about reducing loneliness and isolation and determined to make a difference for the people we support.
It is essential that you are able to drive and have use of a car, as there may be some travelling between sites. Travelling expenses will be paid.
Why join MHA?
These are just some of the reasons we think MHA is a great place to work:-
- We have a supportive culture, the people at MHA are genuinely warm, friendly and a pleasure to work with.
- High colleague employee engagement scores.
- Highly supportive leadership team.
- Genuine career progression and development.
- Highly competitive pay and benefits.
- A range of flexible benefits including an option to buy or sell additional annual leave.
- Pension scheme.
- Hardship/welfare fund.
- Critical illness cover.
- Colleagues have access to Chaplaincy and Pastoral support.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Independent free counselling and legal advice.
About us
Methodist Homes (MHA) is the largest charity care provider in the U.K. We have 80 years' experience of delivering care and support to over 18,500 older people. We understand what it takes to help people live later life well through our Care homes, Retirement schemes and MHA Communities.
At MHA we place great importance on nurturing the mind, body and spirit of those we care for, their families, along with commitment and dedication from our 7,500 employees and 4,000 volunteers regardless of faith, background or belief.
As the largest charity care provider in the UK, we offer some of the highest quality care, accommodation and support services for older people throughout Britain. Our mission is to inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life.
MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Click here to read more about this.
Please note that interviews may take place prior to the advert closing as and when suitable applications are received. If a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early, therefore please do not hesitate to submit your application.
"Agencies: Please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CV's from any agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) or not. We only accept CV's from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA's central Talent Acquisition Team."