Lead Wellbeing & Lifestyle Coordinator

The Cinnamon Care Collection; Winchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

The Cinnamon Care Collection is seeking a Lead Wellbeing & Lifestyle Coordinator for Wellington Vale, a luxury care home in Waterlooville. The role combines management responsibility with hands-on activities coordination to create engaging programs for residents.

You will develop community links, recruit and supervise volunteers, manage budgets, and ensure activity schedules align with residents' needs. A full driving licence is preferred for excursions; weekend rota is required.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating activities in care settings.
• Ability to recruit and supervise volunteers.
• Strong communication with residents, families, and local organisations.

Responsibilities

• Organise and conduct engaging activities for residents.
• Network with local businesses and schools to build a volunteer base.
• Manage the activities team, including supervision and scheduling.
• Organise special events and produce monthly activity programmes.
• Maintain a budget for activities and promote programmes online.
• Develop personalised activity plans for residents on move-in.
• Update the home’s activities calendar and social channels.
• Ensure activities align with Cinnamon Activities Programme.
• Promote community involvement and external partnerships.

Skills

Leadership

Volunteer management

Community networking

Event planning

Job description

Lead Wellbeing & Lifestyle Coordinator

£14.42 per hour plus Company Benefits

40 Hours per week with some weekend working

A Top 20 Care Home Group 2026! Awarded 'One of the UK's Best Companies to Work For'

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Wellington Vale is an 80 bedded stunning luxury nursing, residential and dementia care home situated in Waterlooville, Hampshire.

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 help our residents integrate into the local community.

Work hours are flexible and will be on a rota basis, covering some weekends. Ideally, you will hold a full clean driving licence as you may be required to drive the mini bus for 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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Manage the activities team including undertaking supervisions/appraisals and dealing with any people issues appropriately, also ensuring that a robust rota is in place.
4. Organise special events such as Christmas entertainment, Ascot, Royal Occasions, etc.
5. Produce a monthly programme of events to be discussed with the General Manager of the homes using the Cinnamon Activities Calendar Template.
6. Regularly update the Cinnamon website, Facebook, etc. to promote activities to the local community and potential residents and their families.
7. Keep within the home's activities budget.
8. 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.