Activities Worker

Part Time, 15 hours per week. Working alternate weekends. Hours to cover some evenings and weekends depending on the needs of the service users and outings arranged., Wharfedale House based in Wetherby in West Yorkshire, Wharfedale House is home for 18 adults with physical disabilities.

An exciting job opportunity has arisen for a motivated person to join the activities team within the home, promoting independence and assisting to access the local community.

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!

No experience in activity work is required, but an artistic flair, great organisational skills or interest in arranging fantastic social activities is a must!

Previous experience of activities work / working with and supporting people with disability would however be advantageous., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

A night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday - Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday., As well as competitive pay, we offer a wide range of employee rewards such as Wagestream, the option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day, free Blue Light card with discounts for high street retailers, eating out and fun family days. There is also a free DBS check, generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, excellent training programmes relevant to your role and so much more!