Senior Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coordinator

Bupa; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

My Healthcare

28 days holiday

Free meal on every shift

Pension plans

Parental leave

Wagestream

Gym discounts

Job summary

Sunnyview House Care Home in Beeston, Leeds, part of Bupa, is seeking an experienced Senior Activities Coordinator to lead daily activity sessions, tailor plans for residents and manage a activities budget.

You will coordinate with local performers, update care plans and communicate with families. The role offers a permanent full-time contract, £12.85–£13.85 per hour, and a supportive team committed to enriching residents' daily lives.

Qualifications

• Creative thinker with ideas and the ability to manage budgets and paperwork.
• Committed to caring for others and engaging residents with enthusiasm.
• Ability to motivate colleagues and build links with the local community.

Responsibilities

• Run a morning and afternoon activity session.
• Activities are tailored to residents and can include musical acts, days out, exercise classes, community visitors, arts and crafts.
• Produce and update an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget.
• Support residents and encourage participation in activities.
• Organise birthday surprises for residents.
• Organise activities, events and days out with performers and external providers.
• Assist with breakfast, lunch and dinner duties when necessary.
• Organise one-to-ones with residents to share reminiscence tools, puzzles, reading or conversation.
• Update paperwork, care plans, activity notes and manage emails.
• Support the home with its social media channels as required.

Skills

Creative thinking

Budget management

Organisational skills

Caring for others

Job description

Senior Activities Coordinator

Sunnyview House Care Home, Manorfield, Beeston, Leeds, LS11 8QB

Salary: £12.85 - £13.85 per hour depending on experience

Contract: Permanent full time contract

We make health happen.

Responsibilities

• Run a morning and afternoon activity session.
• Activities are tailored to our residents but can include musical acts, days out, exercise classes, visitors from the community, arts and crafts, the possibilities are endless!
• Produce and update an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget.
• Support our residents and encourage them to partake in activities.
• Organise birthday surprises for our residents.
• Ensure everything is organised for planned activities, events, performers and coordinate days out.
• Liaise with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home.
• Assist with breakfast, lunch and dinner duties (when necessary).
• Organise one-to-ones with our residents, which might involve reminiscing tools, puzzles, reading or just a cup of tea and a chat.
• Update paperwork, care plans, activity notes and manage emails.
• Support the home with their social media channels as required.

Key Skills and Qualifications

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. Whether it’s motivating colleagues to support each activity or event, making links in the local area or even getting friends and family involved, you’ll pack a lot of community spirit into everything you do.

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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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

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.

Job Details

Time Type: Full time Job Area: Locations: Sunnyview House

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