Activities Organiser
Salary - £12.94 per hour
Hours – 2x 37 hours per week
Location – Derwent Hub, Matlock
About us
emh care & support help people to live enjoyable, independent lives.
Our care and support day services in the Derbyshire Dales and NE Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire offer daytime support and occupation to adults with learning disabilities and/ or autism. We are a flexible service built on people’s interests and offer a wide range of activities and support that make a difference to the people using our services and the wider community
The role
We are now recruiting Activities Organiser roles for our services in the Derbyshire Dales, based in Matlock and Bakewell, helping us provide high standards of care and support for service users with a learning disability and/ or autism, in line with care and support plans and the organisation’s policies and procedures.
The Activities Organiser role will involve facilitating/ supporting a wide range of activities and experiences with people, promoting individual rights and personal dignity, while providing people with every opportunity for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual development.
Applicants will be able to work between 8.30 am and 4pm weekdays and we are considering recruiting part and full time staff.
The ideal candidate
The successful candidate will be an effective communicator with good administrative and organisational skills. Experience in providing practical support and training to people and experience working with adults with learning difficulties and/or autism would be advantageous. But most of all we want to hear from people that a curious about people and want to help connect them with the things they love doing.
TA knowledge and awareness of equal opportunities and the need to maintain a high level of confidentiality are essential.
Our values
Our Values are important to us and we’re looking for people who can help live our Values of Integrity, Diversity, Openness, Accountability, Clarity and Excellence.
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we get enough applicants so would encourage and early application.
Company Benefits
Our generous package includes:
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Pension Plan
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Flexible working
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A wide range of training and development opportunities (we are an Investors in People accredited organisation).
For more information about EMH Care & Support, please visit our website on www.emh.co.uk
“We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application”
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Our Care and Support service is part of emh. We provide affordable homes and related care and support services to people and communities across the East Midlands.
Enabling better lives is at the heart of everything we do. We help people to live an enjoyable, independent life by advocating on their behalf or by providing activities, support, care and housing to match their needs.
We also provide a wide range of housing and supported living services for young parents, homeless people and those in later life.
Our mission is to provide housing and care to improve opportunities for people.
Our group includes:
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emh Homes: providing affordable homes for rent and ownership across the region
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emh Care & Support: providing care and support services to a wide range of customers, from people with disabilities to victims of domestic abuse
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Midlands Rural Housing: a specialist rural housing services and expertise
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emh Sharpes: Landscaping & Gardening
