At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and coordinate engaging activities for residents, fostering community connections and volunteer involvement.
- Company: Caring residential home dedicated to enhancing the lives of residents.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, paid breaks, staff meals, and various employee perks.
- Other info: Flexible hours with opportunities for creativity and community engagement.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact on residents' wellbeing while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in team management and knowledge of activity planning for residents.
The predicted salary is between 15.2 - 15.2 £ per hour.
- Lead Wellbeing & Lifestyle Coordinator
- £15.20 per hour plus Company Benefits
- 40 Hours per week with some weekend working
Netley Court is a purpose-built 65 bedded residential care home set in the heart of the village of Netley Abbey caring for dementia and residential residents.
Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Our Lead Wellbeing and Lifestyle Coordinator is both a management and a hands‑on working role.
Working alongside our wellbeing and lifestyle coordinators you will be responsible for managing and coordinating a successful activities and volunteer programme within the Cinnamon Home.
This includes internal and external communication about activities-focused programmes for our residents, as well as networking within the local community to recruit, train and place volunteers within the home.
You will introduce appropriate activities for our residents which support independence and identify activities in the surrounding areas that will assist our residents to integrate into the local community.
You will need to be flexible in your working hours and will work on a rota basis covering some weekends.
Ideally you will hold a full clean driving licence as at times you may be required to drive the mini bus for our external excursions.
Benefits
- Paid Breaks
- Uniforms
- Staff Meals
- Nest Pension
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Care Workers Charity
- ‘Spice of Life’ – Discount Retail Scheme
- Cycle Scheme
- Eye Care
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- Reward Vouchers
- Quarterly & Annual Company Recognition Awards
- Main Responsibilities
- Organise and conduct activities that encourage both social, mental and if appropriate physical stimulation for the residents within the home, meeting with the Seven Branches of Cinnamon Activities Programme.
- Network and develop links in the local community to establish a relationship with local businesses, organisations, and schools.
Build and maintain a volunteer base for the whole home, involving family, team members and community volunteers to participate as a regular part of the activities programme.
- Manage the activities team including undertaking supervisions / appraisals and dealing with any people issues appropriately, also ensuring that a robust rota is in place.
- To organise special events i. e., Christmas entertainment, Ascot, Royal Occasions etc.
- To produce a monthly programme of events to be discussed with the General Manager of the homes using the Cinnamon Activities Calendar Template.
- Regularly update the Cinnamon website, Facebook etc. to promote activities to the local community and potential residents and their families.
- To keep within the home’s activities budget.
- Assess resident’s specific social needs on move-in to the home and develop a personal activities programme, taking time to get to know each resident as an individual in order to provide stimulating activities to meet varying needs.
Person Specification
- Current experience in managing a team.
- Level 3 (QCF) Supporting Activities Provision.
- NAPA Qualifications & Training Areas desirable.
- Knowledge of organizing activities to enhance the lives of residents.
- IT literacy – competent with the use of systems.
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