Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coordinator

Bupa UK; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

My Healthcare

28 days holiday

Pension plans

Sick pay scheme

Free meals on shift

Job summary

The Lawns Care Home in Chelmsford is seeking a part-time Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coordinator to design vibrant activities and lead engaging sessions for residents. You will manage activity planning, work within a set budget, and organise events and outings with local partners.

Join a supportive team focused on person-centred care, promoting independence and joy in daily living. This role offers flexible hours, weekend work on a rota, and opportunities to contribute to residents’ wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Creative thinker capable of proposing engaging activities and initiatives.
• Experience in budgeting or managing activity budgets is desirable.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise tasks.

Responsibilities

• Run morning and afternoon activity sessions.
• Produce and update an activity planner within budget.
• Organise birthday surprises for residents and plan events.
• Coordinate with external providers for days out and performances.
• Arrange one-to-one sessions with residents using reminiscence tools or chats.
• Support home social media channels as required.

Skills

Creative thinker

Budget management

Organisational skills

Caring attitude

Communication skills

Job description

Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coordinator

Job Description

Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coordinator

Location: The Lawns Care Home, Lawn Lane, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7JB
Contract: Permanent – Part Time
Hours: 24 hours per week on a rota basis with alternate weekends
Salary: £12.75 – £13.75 per hour depending on experience
CQC rating: Good
Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.7 / 10
Nestled in a quiet residential spot not far from the centre of Chelmsford, the home welcomes anyone in need of nursing, residential, convalescence, respite and palliative care. We also offer support for those living with a physical disability.
The home offers bright and homely interiors with ensuite bedrooms. Large landscaped gardens, a bright sun loggia and a furnished patio area that provide the ideal setting to relax. Equipped with a 24-hour call system, the highly trained staff and experienced staff are always on hand to provide professional care and support.
Residents can enjoy views of the garden during mealtimes in the dining room. The chef manager ensures that all residents’ nutritional needs are met with appetising meals created by the home’s dedicated chef.
Whether residents wish to continue pursuing a favourite hobby or would like to take part in a new pastime, the activities staff work hard to ensure their needs are met. Activities such as exercise classes and games are regularly organised, and a mobile library and entertainers are often on the events calendar.

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.
A Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coordinator 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.

You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By

• 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

You’re a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, who can also manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively managing priorities as they arise. Wanting to make a real difference, you’re interested in caring for others, sharing your sense of humour and spreading your infectious enthusiasm for making people’s lives better.

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 - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• 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.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• 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

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 is not included under the UK's Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer.

Time Type

Part time

Job Area

Care Home - Facilities & Home Support

Locations

The Lawns