Resident and Wellbeing Co-ordinator (Part Time)

Retirement Villages Group; Chester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a dedicated Resident & Wellbeing Coordinator for their new community in Chester. This role involves supporting older adults, responding to emergencies, and promoting wellbeing. Ideal candidates will have a passion for helping others and a willingness to learn, with flexible working hours required.

Benefits

Medicash

Life assurance

Enhanced annual leave

Birthday off

Volunteering days

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with older people is beneficial.
• Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately.
• Ideally emergency first aid qualified - training can be provided.

Responsibilities

• Responding to emergency calls and delivering first aid.
• Promoting health and wellbeing of residents.
• Carrying out wellbeing assessments for residents.

Skills

Support for older people

Wellbeing advice

Emergency response

Job description

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of older adults? Wyldewoods Retirement Village in Chester is excited to be on the lookout for a dedicated Resident & Wellbeing Co-ordinator to our team. This is a unique opportunity to be a key player in shaping our brand-new community from the ground up.

As a Resident & Wellbeing Coordinator, you’ll play a crucial role in creating and maintaining a supportive environment for our residents. This role is working on days - a mix of 7.30am - 2.30pm (6.5 hr shift) and 1.3pm - 8.30pm (6.5 hr shift)- 2 days over 7 (13 hours per week).

Due to the nature of our rota, flexibility is essential, as your days of work will vary each week and may include weekend work. The hourly pay for this role is £13.50.

As a Resident and Wellbeing Co-ordinator, your responsibilities will include:

• Responding to emergency calls within the Village and delivering first aid where needed
• Promoting the health and wellbeing of older people living within the Village and to help maintain independence and safety for residents
• Carrying out wellbeing assessments for residents and enhancing the current wellbeing service
• Support monitoring of the emergency call system
• Signposting to healthcare professionals e.g., GP / primary care services
• Providing information and awareness sessions about key health issues
• Helping to set up wellbeing focus groups to meet up on a monthly basis where appropriate
• To ensure all aspects of Health and Safety in your location adhere to RVG’s Health and Safety policies and requirements
• Documenting interactions with residents thoroughly and ensuring they are accurately recorded

Requirements

While the following experience and qualifications are beneficial, they are not essential, what matters most is your passion for supporting others and your willingness to learn.

• Experience working with older people
• Experience or knowledge of primary care and referral to primary care
• Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary
• Ideally emergency first aid qualified - training can be provided
• Full understanding of supporting a resident in an emergency situation and supporting until emergency services arrive
• Experience in providing wellbeing advice

Benefits

• Medicash, life assurance, enhanced annual leave, your birthday off, volunteering days, cycle to work schemeplus much more!

Wyldewoods is not just a retirement village – it’s a thriving community where our residents live fulfilling, active, and happy lives. As we are in the exciting early stages of opening, you’ll have the chance to make a real impact and help create the future of our community.

Our commitment is to provide the highest standard of care and support for our residents, ensuring their wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. If you are passionate about working in an environment that values care, respect, and positive ageing, then this is the role for you!