Visa Sponsorship Jobs 2025

Activity Coordinator Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Activity Coordinator/Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team on an acute mental health ward. In this vital role, you will support the planning and delivery of therapeutic activities that promote recovery, wellbeing, and social inclusion for service users experiencing acute mental health challenges. Working closely with Occupational Therapists and clinical staff, you will help facilitate group and individual interventions tailored to patient needs, encourage participation in meaningful occupation, and contribute to holistic care planning. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in a fast-paced, supportive environment.

 

Activity Coordinator Main Duties

To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team including seasonal workers and volunteers to coordinate and deliver a programme of creative and social activities. Duties will include the direct provision of group and one-to-one activities with clients in the ward.

To provide information to clients about the ward routine and to ensure clients access information appropriately.

To work flexibly to meet service and client needs

To plan, provide and evaluate activities for individual/groups of clients based on client need and in discussion with the multidisciplinary team.

To provide feedback to the ward manager and team with regard to progress. In addition to the group programme the post holder will assist with one to one individual sessions with clients where required under the guidance of the senior /ward occupational therapist.

 

To contribute in planning meetings and handover of information to ensure that important information is relayed and clinical care is adjusted appropriately.

Facilitate graded activities as informed by the Occupational therapist to support recovery and community integration.

Person Specification

Training & Qualification

Essential

  • Formal technical qualification e.g. City & Guilds or Health & Social Care NVQ Level 2 or equivalent skills acquired through in-service development or experience
  • Willingness to undertake the following within 12 months of appointment Computing skills Group skills Food handling
  • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Desirable

  • Training or qualification in a discipline directly relevant to mental health work
  • Undertaken accredited peer support worker training
  • NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in health/social care/teaching setting
  • Experience of training others in technical/ leisure skills
  • Experience of working both independently as well as providing group and 1:1 activities
  • Experience of report/letter writing and form filling

Desirable

  • Reflective practice skills and experience
  • Experience of working with people with mental health problems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 17 July 2025

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.