Activities Worker
| Posting date: | 19 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.46 to £14.46 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 June 2025 |
| Location: | SO51 5AD |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Leonard Cheshire |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 15467-54096 |
Summary
Full time role of 35 hours per week. Previous activities worker experience essential as you will working with non-verbal, wheel chair users with complex needs. Driving licence is desirable.
A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.
Join our vibrant team at Fryers House: Make a difference in the lives of vulnerable people!
Are you caring, motivated, and friendly?
Do you have a passion for enabling vulnerable people to live the life they choose? If so, we would love to hear from you.
Our service is home to 24 adults with physical disabilities, Fryers House is located in the market town of Romsey where we actively involve its service users in their local community and take part in a wide range of activities using local resources. This service is rated Good by CQC.
About the role
As an Activities Worker you will deliver a range of appealing and engaging social/recreational activities, providing exciting opportunities for our residents. Organising outings and events, your creative flair and passion to provide variety and choice will really make a difference to the lives of people with a disability that we support.
You may be helping to organise a large-scale service social event, finding common interests amongst a smaller group or trying out everyone’s baking skills, there will certainly be a range of exciting things to get stuck in to - creativity is key!
About you
To be successful in this role previous activities worker experience is essential as you will working with non-verbal, wheel chair users with complex needs.
Please see the job description (link below) for more details.
We offer a wide range of employee rewards to include:
• Wagestream, option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day (click here for more details).
• Free Blue Light Card.
• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
• Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
• Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.
• Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
If this sounds of interest to you, please email Ashleigh Cook on ashleigh.cook@leonardcheshire.org for further details.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to make a positive impact and join our dedicated team at Fryers House!
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
* No agencies please *
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