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Activity Coordinator

Employer
Yorkshire Housing
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Salary
£23,074.66 per annum
Closing date
12 Aug 2022

Job Details

The opportunity

We are recruiting for a Activity Coordinator to join our Enhanced Tenancy Services Team to provide a varied programme of activities within our Independent Living Schemes at Yorkshire Housing.

You’ll be playing a key part in promoting the community spirit within schemes, making them desirable places to live and visit, integrating them with their local communities and addressing social isolation with a varied and appropriate programme of activities.

 

What we’re all about

You might think of Yorkshire Housing as ‘just’ a housing provider. We own and manage nearly 20,000 homes (and counting) across Yorkshire and our mission is to make it possible for current and future tenants to have a place they’re proud to call home. We’re all about the customer, and our service doesn’t stop once the keys are in the door.

 

What you’ll be doing

  • You’ll coordinate a varied programme of activities suitable for older people predominantly, working with customers and in partnerships with other community groups to co-design and develop these.

 

  • You’ll be responsible for the planning, organisation and publicity of events, actively encouraging customer participation along with participation  from wider groups.

 

  • You’ll support the active volunteers within our schemes and other YH spaces to facilitate activities

 

  • You’ll liaise with customer committees with regards to fundraising activities maintaining effective links for this purpose with local communities.

 

  • You’ll ensure compliance by recording financial transactions relating to customer participation and also risk assessing these activities.

 

  • You’ll support the wider community independence team to plan and organise activities and events from a range of YH locations and with other YH customer groups as required

 

  • And promote the services that are on offer in the scheme more widely to raise the profile of the schemes and make them desirable places to live.

 

The stuff that sets you apart

  • Experience of planning and delivering social activities
  • You’ll have strong verbal and written communication skills and experience of using MS Office along with Social Media.
  • Be able to work on your own initiative and with a team. Along with The ability to work under own initiative as well as team working.  Also, you’ll be able to manage your time effectively.
  • Have the knowledge of health and safety issues including risk assessments
  • Full UK driving licence and access to a car for business purposes
  • Ideally, you’ll have some experience of planning and delivering activities and also knowledge of local resources for older people. 
  • Finally, it’d be great if you have experience of working with people with dementia and reduced mobility.

 

What’s in it for you?

In addition to Yorkshire Housings fantastic benefits package, we offer £23,074 per annum, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holiday and a £2,000 annual car allowance for a 35 hour week.

But that’s not all. We offer a reward package to suit everyone. At YH, you can claim back for prescriptions, eye tests and more with our cash plan, make the most of a variety of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where we’ll match your contributions up to 9%, just to name a few.

Our people’s health and wellbeing is our top priority, and at YH, you can make the most of our readily available wellbeing support package. This includes access to fitness classes, as well as a My GP service and free counselling with our employee assistance programme.

We also work (truly) flexibly, and believe work is something you do, not somewhere you go.

 

The Finer Print

You can find out more information on the role profile.

Please note if you are applying for this role internally you must inform your current line manager.

First stage interviews will take place over MS Teams on 4/5 August

 

 

Our values

We’re looking for people who want to get stuck in and make a positive difference to people’s lives. We want you to own the work you do and achieve impact.

You’ll make it happen by being curious and creating trust with our customers and each other. We want you to love what you do and have fun along the way.  

A bit more about us

We’ve got a few ‘house rules’ at Yorkshire Housing (no pun intended!). One of them is work is something that you do, not somewhere that you go and another is that we think in careers, not jobs. Our flexible working environment and friendly culture means you can be yourself, take advantage of development opportunities and succeed – that’s just how we roll. 

We’re inclusive and welcoming and offer a fun and open culture with a shared belief in making a positive difference to people’s lives – it really does feel like joining a big family!

Company

We are Yorkshire Housing by name and Yorkshire is our focus. We own and manage nearly 20,000 homes – and are developing thousands more.

Our vision is making it possible to have a place you're proud to call home.

You might think of Yorkshire Housing as ‘just’ a housing provider, but we’re so much more than that. We’re here to make a positive difference in people’s lives. So, as well as owning and managing nearly 20,000 homes (and counting) across Yorkshire, we also:  

  • Offer money and tenancy coaching  
  • Help older customers live at home independently  
  • Adapt homes to match the needs of our customers   
  • Carry out repairs and replace items before things go wrong  
  • Provide antisocial behaviour support  
  • Get involved with work in the community  

 

OUR PRIORITIES 

Our five priorities that will help us achieve our vision are:

 

Great Customer Experience 

We’ll listen to customers and use what we know about them to shape our services. Oh, and we’ll provide extra support where it’s needed. 

 

Homes and Places to be Proud of  

We’ll create homes that people want to live in. 

  • Quality  
  • Safety 
  • Affordability 

We’ll also be kind to the planet and aim to be one of the first UK housing associations to stop using gas heating and hot water systems.

 

Growth 

We’ll deliver 8,000 new homes by 2030. They will be energy efficient, sustainable and affordable to live in. We’ll also refresh our Help to Buy and social and affordable rented options. 

We’ll achieve these priorities by focusing on being:  

 

Employer of Choice 

We’ll lead the way and make a name for ourselves as an employer. We’ll give you the right support and tools to succeed, plus a package full of benefits.

 

Strong, Resilient and Innovative Business 

We’ll invest in all the right things, from our ICT to our people. This will make us stronger, helping us to make a difference to our customers and be a business that people want to work for and with. 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0113 825 6000
Location
The Place
2 Central Place
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1FB
United Kingdom

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