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Activity Coordinator

Cheshire, WA16 0HB
£12 per hour
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Cheshire, WA16 0HB
Part Time
£12 per hour
28 November 2024

Unleash your passion: Activities Coordinator wanted at Tabley House Nursing Home!

Nestled in Cheshire's picturesque countryside, Tabley House Nursing Home welcomes you to a place where warmth and compassion define every moment. Our care home is set within a magnificent 18th-century country house, surrounded by acres of parklands, creating a truly unique and enchanting atmosphere.

Tabley House Nursing Home has been ranked in the top 20 care homes across the UK for 2024!

A Review Score of 10 (9.967) out of 10 based on reviews in the last 2 years. 23 reviews with an average 'Overall Experience' of 5.0 out of 5. (carehome.co.uk)

"I wish to express our extreme gratitude to all members of Tabley staff for their love and devotion in giving the very best level of care to Mum throughout her last 4-plus years at Tabley."

"Mum’s practical and physical needs were looked after magnificently. We expected no less from you, but what was impressive and inspiring was the care you all provided for her social and intellectual needs."

Working hours Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9.30am – 4.00pm.

You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others – every day. 

Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.


Your day-to-day…

  • Develop, plan, implement & oversee activities, outings & events for the people in our care  
  • Provide fun & constructive leisure time, as well as appropriate physical & emotional support 
  • Ensure the provision of staff, space & materials for all activities
  • Supervise, oversee & develop colleagues 
  • Oversee the creation of promotional materials for events
  • Working hours Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9.30am – 4.00pm.

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

  • Strong career progression opportunities, including into management roles
  • Monthly reflective practice, expert supervision & peer support
  • Opportunities for learning & development
  • Pension scheme
  • “Cycle to Work” scheme & employee discount savings

You are… 

  • An excellent role model who knows what good care looks like 
  • Highly organised, with a positive attitude 
  • A confident public speaker & facilitator 
  • Knowledgeable of suitable activities & pastimes to support mental health service users
  • Positive in your approach to working with challenging behaviours 
  • Experienced in planning, resourcing & carrying out events & activities

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.
 

Benefits & Rewards

NHS Staff Discounts

Cygnet provides its staff with NHS discounts across a range of high street retailers. The discounts can be redeemed by showing your Cygnet ID badge. You can also get further discounts by registering your details with Health Service Discounts and Blue Light Card.

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On-site Benefits

Cygnet provides free meals and free on-site parking for employees at work.

Cycle To Work Scheme

Cygnet will give you exclusive access to a range of benefits with our Cycle To Work scheme.

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Enhanced Maternity

In addition to statutory pay, Cygnet provides enhanced maternity pay.

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Tabley House

Cheshire
North West
WA16 0HB
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Our application process

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Application Review
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Application Review

We carefully review applications, considering factors like visa status, location, and experience.
Initial Screening
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Initial Screening

If your application is suitable, you’ll be contacted by the recruiter to arrange a telephone screening call.
Interview
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Interview

If you meet the screening criteria, you’ll be invited for an interview, which normally takes place in person at the site you’re applying to.
Feedback and Offer
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Feedback and Offer

Following the interview, you’ll receive feedback, and if successful, a verbal job offer that will be followed up with a written job offer and onboarding information.

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Colleague to colleague endorsements

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Zachari

Support Worker
Recognised for
Support

Zachari recently supported a service user to visit home for the first time in sixteen years, which is an amazing achievement. It took lots of gentle persistent and encouragement but much to the amazement of his family the service user finally visited home and now plans to visit every other week.

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Akwasi

Support Worker
Recognised for
Passion

Akwasi strives hard to always make sure that residents are happy and settled. He always engage lots of residents, his knowledge on makaton signs makes it more easier and nice to communicate with the residents who are non verbal. I therefore nominate him as he has got passion for the job and should keep it up.

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Alice

Service Manager
Recognised for
Hard Work

It was one of our residents birthday yesterday. Alice organised a fantastic celebration. She invited residents from other services, arranged party foods, drinks, brought in an ice cream van and a bouncy castle. Everything was well planned and ran smoothly. A big thank you to Alice for her dedication and hard work and for making the day so special

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Tracy

Support Worker
Recognised for
Support

Tracy supported a service user who was very unwell, staying with him at hospital and ensuring she was with him in the days following his recovery as a familiar face and source of comfort. Tracy has shown commitment and dedication to the service and service users and will always advocate for anyone she feels is not being heard or recognised.

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Zaynah

Administrator
Recognised for
Support

I would like to nominate Zaynah for her exceptional support and dedication. During a colleagues unforeseen absence, Zaynah stepped up without hesitation taking on additional responsibilities to support the team. Her positive attitude and willingness to go above and beyond made a significant difference during this time. Thank you Zaynah! 🙂

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Zendor

Ward Manager
Recognised for
Passion

Sunrise ward did not have a ward manager for a period of 8 months. In this time, Zendor acted up as the ward manager. He excelled in the manager role, and was praised by staff and service-users throughout this time for his dedication, care and willingness to go above and beyond. The ward would not have been able to function without him.

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Gaynor

Administrator
Recognised for
Support

Yesterday was one of our residents birthday party, Gaynor went above and beyond by taking extra time to help with preparing the party food and ensuring that everwhere was clean and tidy while managing her busy workloads in the office. Her dedication and support made a big difference and it didn’t go unnoticed.
Thank you Gaynor.

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Emma

Support Worker
Recognised for
Passion

Emma is extremely passionate about service users quality of life and their participation in meaningful activities.
She recently organised a day out for 3 service users and their staff to Harewood House. They enjoyed a walk in the house grounds and round the deer park, followed by a pub tea.
Throughly enjoyed by all.

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Tolulope

Support Worker HC
Recognised for
Communication

I would like to nominate Tolu because of his good communication with residents. There was a day i supported a resident with Tolu. The resident was non verbal and he was unsettled as well. Tolu used his makaton skills and calm tone to communicate with the residents as the resident became settled.

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Omoshola

Senior Support Worker/Team Leader HC
Recognised for
Hard Work

I would like to Nominate Omoshola for her amazing work and help to the nursing team when short staffed. Thank you so much Omoshola, just wanted you to know that I appreciate you so much. You’re the best senior we have, continue being you and keep up the good work. You deserve this award.

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