Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator

NHS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator to enrich the lives of residents through engaging activities. This role requires experience in organizing events, effective communication, and a positive attitude towards the elderly. Contribute to a supportive environment that values dignity, independence, and choice for all residents.

Qualifications

• Previously worked with older people in a residential nursing dementia setting.
• Experience in organizing activities and events.
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Provide activities to engage and stimulate residents' well-being.
• Identify residents' life history, needs, and preferences.
• Plan and submit monthly activity and wellbeing plans.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Experience organizing activities and events

Positive attitude toward older people

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Main duties of the job

As a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator at Avery Healthcare, you will be responsible for providing a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' physical, psychological, and social well-being. You will understand the need to promote the philosophy of privacy, dignity, independence, choice, rights, and fulfillment for all residents. Your other responsibilities will include identifying residents' life history, needs, and preferences, planning and submitting monthly activity and wellbeing plans, arranging activities and events, and maintaining a safe living and working environment.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Shift Details: 09:30 - 18:00

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator will be to provide a wide range of activities to engage and stimulate the residents' physical, psychological, and social well‑being and to understand the need to promote the philosophy of privacy, dignity, independence, choice, rights, and fulfillment for all residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Identifying the life history, needs, and preferences of residents by listening to them and their families to support the development of a detailed life story.
• Planning and submitting to the Home Manager a monthly activity and wellbeing plan and a weekly overview.
• Arranging activities, events, and outings, encouraging the involvement of staff, relatives, and visitors.
• Maintaining a safe living and working environment, contributing to the positive and professional image of the home.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you must live our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must have:

• Previously worked with older people in a residential nursing dementia setting
• Experience organising activities and events.
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written.
• A positive attitude toward older people and a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we're a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we're passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you must have previously worked with older people in a residential nursing dementia setting, experience organizing activities and events, effective communication skills, and a positive attitude toward older people with a commitment to providing stimulating, quality activities and social events.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.