Activities Coordinator

Activities Coordinator

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ

£38,480.00 per annum

Permanent - Full Time (40 hours per week)

Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, uniform, on-site canteen, access to High Street Shop discounts and ongoing training and development

At Oakhill Secure Training Centre we look after young people aged 12 to 18 years old who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention. The vulnerable young people in our care can be challenging with a wide range of social and emotional complex needs. This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for young people to develop their life skills and address the behaviours that have led them into custody.

Oakhill Secure Training Centre works closely with the Youth Custody Services to ensure that its regimes and designs reflect best practice in residential care to prevent offending.

The Activities Coordinator will provide enrichment activities for all young people at the centre. They will be a key contact for both staff and young people enhancing the young people’s experience. The post holder will maintain a highly visible presence across the centre, encouraging, supporting and leading by example.

The position involves a high degree of planning, logistics and networking.  There is an expectation that you will work on bringing in new contacts and nurturing old to help with the ever changing dynamics and interests of the children.  The role takes a lot of energy and enthusiasm to keep everyone engaged and motivated.

Ideally, the post holder will hold a qualification in youth work, a level 3 sports coaching discipline, or have a background in engaging young people into activities but this is not essential. Experience of working with young people in a secure setting is desirable. Any interest or hobby that could be transferred to a club or activity would be highly desirable.

You will be a fully trained Secure Care Officer also so there will be times and expectations where due to operational need or demand you may need to work within the centre in other capacities.

Due to the nature of this role you will be required to work shift work; the times will be agreed at interview.  You will work every other weekend.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner & following the applicable safe systems of work for the role.</li>
• To develop, coordinate and supervise a programme of enrichment/activities at the centre
• To complete, manage and distribute timetables and rotas ensure that all young people at the centre have the opportunity to take part in enrichment activities and that the department is contractually compliant
• To look at engaging the young people in activities that fulfil inclusion, diversity and equality education and information sharing
• To work to expand external opportunities available for the young people at the centre with local providers through positive links with the local community and external partners.
• To map and compile information for all young people of the range of enrichment activities available
• Ability to interact positively with young people in a secure setting
• Ability to work unsupervised and manage own time effectively, while being well organised and self-motivated
• Ability to think creatively and be innovative in introducing new activities, themes and concepts
• To understand that the operational need of the centre will always be a priority and therefore there will be times that you will be asked to work in other departments or units

Essential Skills:

• Highly motivated, self-starter
• Ability to use IT to a high level of competence
• A flexible and adaptable personality that can use initiative to achieve targets.
• The ability to be resilient to change and pressures.

At G4S, we invest heavily in our people.  If you join us you will have a job specific induction programme to equip you with the skills and knowledge for the job. As well as ongoing support and development opportunities we offer generous holiday entitlement, company pension, an onsite gym, free onsite parking and the chance to do an extraordinary job – every day.

For more information on Oakhill Secure Training Centre please visit, https://oakhillstc.co.uk/

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.

Safeguarding children and young people is our primary focus and the welfare of the child is paramount. Therefore we have a corporate responsibility to ensure that the safeguarding and our G4S values are at the centre of all we do.​

To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.   You will also be required to undergo DBS enhanced level security clearance and will need to provide full details of your work and educational history covering the last 10 years as part of the screening process.