LIFE ENRICHMENT & WELLBEING CO-ORDINATOR

KYN; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Complimentary meals

Induction & training

Uniforms provided

Employee assistance programme

Pension scheme

Discount schemes

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

KYN Hurlingham in London is seeking a Life Enrichment & Well-being Coordinator on a permanent basis. You will support the Life Enrichment & Well-being Lead by researching activities and delivering an engaging calendar for residents, including one-to-one options.

You'll foster relationships with residents, families and local groups, ensuring a warm, safe, inclusive environment with comprehensive records and compliance with KYN policies and DBS requirements.

Qualifications

• Ability to design and deliver a calendar of activities for residents.
• Create inclusive, engaging life enrichment plans aligned to residents' interests.
• Support with accurate record-keeping and DBS/compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist with researching and sourcing activities to meet residents' needs.
• Deliver a varied schedule of social, cultural and one-to-one engagements.
• Build relationships with residents, families and local groups.
• Liaise with the Home Manager to conduct risk assessments where needed.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and student placements.

Skills

Imagination and structure

Planning & organisation

Team player

Diplomacy & tact

Attention to detail

Creative activity design

Compassionate & empathetic

Arts & activities facilitation

Job description

Life Enrichment & Well-being Coordinator – Permanent

£14.22 per hour - 40 hrs per week

KYN Hurlingham, 28 Daisy Lane, London, SW6 3DD

About KYN

KYN is a brand-new care home company focused on offering an elevated approach to care: Individualised journeys built around the needs and interests of our residents in beautiful surroundings with life-enriching practices.

KYN HURLINGHAM is our second home which opened in 2024. It's a 32-bedroom home offering each resident an elegant and comfortable bedroom, communal areas for dining and reclining. We have a further two care homes in development in London.

We are passionate about our people; we seek out those who have a true vocation for care or hospitality and hold integrity dear to their hearts.

About the opportunity

As a Life Enrichment & Well-being Coordinator, you will be responsible for:

• To support Life Enrichment & Well-being Lead with researching and sourcing a broad and diverse range of activities to ensure that every KYN resident's individual needs are met.
• To support the Life Enrichment & Well-being Lead in creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere consistently delivering an exceptional experience for our residents and their families.
• To ensure that every day provides a range of activities that stimulate all senses and will enhance the lives of our residents.
• To build relationships with our residents and fully understand their needs, favourite pastimes, and interests.
• To support Life Enrichment & Well-being Lead with broadening KYN's network and building relationships with a wide variety of groups, societies, and companies in the local community, ensuring that our social and activities calendar is varied, interesting and fulfilling.
• To build personal and professional relationships with every member of the team
• Liaise with the Home Manager to ensure that where required, risk assessments are carried out.
• To plan and deliver a calendar of social entertainment and cultural activities and events that will enrich the lives of our residents.
• Ensure that all data and information in relation to resident's personal information is secure and confidential.
• Provide residents living with dementia opportunities to engage in meaningful activities of daily living that meets their changing needs, as their condition progresses
• To support residents and team members in the gathering of life history using KYN My Life, past, present and future
• Ensure Residents that do not join group engagement activities have the opportunity to have one to one engagements.
• Support and educate team members on how to meaningfully engage with Residents and how to record it accurately.
• Support with interviews and recruitment process for new team members
• Support with the integration and mentorship of students doing their placements at KYN
• Actively support research activity at KYN.
• To ensure timely and accurate records are maintained for all life enriching activity
• Comply with all KYN policies, standards, and toolkits.

About you

• You will have imagination and structure, as well as strong planning and organisation skills.
• You will be a professional, who has good understanding of creating, designing, curating, organising events that stimulate and engage.
• You will be an effective team player who builds professional and trusting relationships with every member of the team, ensuring they feel valued.
• You will be patient with the ability to deal with difficult situations with tact and diplomacy.
• You will have excellent attention to detail and an ability to anticipate problems before they arise.
• You will have a particular skill or interest which you can share with residents, such as art, sport, music etc
• You will be a compassionate, empathetic, kind, and caring individual.

About our commitment to you

• Competitive salary and benefits
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Complimentary meals, hot drinks, and snacks throughout your shift
• Bespoke company induction and on-going training programmes at all levels
• Access to the best-in-class equipment and technology
• Custom-made uniforms provided
• Employee assistance programme and other attractive wellbeing benefits
• Discount schemes
• Company contributory pension scheme
• And much more……

To find out more about KYN, our teams and values please visit www.kyn.co.uk/careers

KYN is an equal opportunities employer.

To be considered for this role you will have to provide proof of right to work in the UK and consent to an enhanced DBS check.

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