Activity Co-ordinator

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Are you a confident person who enjoys planning and coordinating activities? We have an exciting new job vacancy for two Activity Co-ordinators at Cygnet Hospital Stevenage. The vacancies are for evening and weekend working, we can consider flexible working requests.

Cygnet Hospital Stevenageoffers a range of mental health services for adults with complex needs, including Medium secure, low secure, PICU and Acute wards. The hospital is a purpose-built therapeutic environment, where the focus is on maximising positive outcomes and recovery.

The hospital has a range of therapeutic resources so that people can develop their life skills and participate in leisure activities. This includes a gym, large multipurpose outdoor space (tennis, football etc), a music studio, social hub and garden.

The Successful Candidate should be/have

The way you will be spending your time is:

The simplest, easiest way to see that this job is being done is:

Individuals are engaged in activities on the unit & 80% of AC time is spent in direct contact with individuals. Evidence of theme/celebrations days on the unit. 90% of individuals achieve at least 25 hours of meaningful activity. Recording to be at the level of at least one entry per week per individual within the service Activity risk assessments are visible on MyPath.

In return we offer

Evenings and weekends; we can consider flexible working requests. E.g to accommodate school drops.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance.

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Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.

We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.

Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 160 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

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