Lifestyle & Wellness Co-ordinator

Job Description:

Lifestyle & Wellness Co-ordinator - Part Time

Location: Elm Grove Care Home, Somerford Rd, Cirencester GL7 1TX

Salary: £13.10 - £14.10 per hour depending on experience

Contract: Permanent - Part Time - 19 hours per week

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

Key Responsibilities

Running morning and afternoon activity sessions.

Producing and updating an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget

Organising birthday surprises for our residents

Liaising with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home

Organising one to ones with our residents, this might involve reminiscing tools, puzzles, reading or just a cup of tea and a chat

Supporting the home with their social media channels as required

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

A Lifestyle & Wellness Co-ordinator in our care home is like the chief fun officer. They create a vibrant, joy-filled atmosphere for our residents. They dream up exciting events and hobbies that residents will love. Think arts and crafts, baking, book clubs, and even pub quizzes.

They work closely with our residents and care teams to create tailored activity plans. Whether it’s gentle chair-based exercise or a garden party, they’ve got it covered! Coordinators bring people together for laughter, camaraderie, and shared experiences. Activities aren’t just fun; they’re also therapeutic. From meditation to wellbeing classes, they boost residents’ spirits and well-being.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support – all available via one phone number 24/7

Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350

Free meal on every shift

28 days holiday

Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!

Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets

Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes

We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site

Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site

Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health

Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and therefore is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK's Points Based Immigration System.

Time Type:

Part time Job Area:

Care Home - Facilities & Home Support Locations:

Elm Grove