# Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coordinator (Weekends)

**Company**: Bupa
**Location**: Shirley
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £12.75 - £13.75 per hour
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coordinator to work at The Priory Care Home in Shirley. As a Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the lives of our residents.

The Priory Care Home is dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence, and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives. Bupa, the parent organisation, supports those in need, and our care homes are committed to making a positive impact.

**Responsibilities:**

- Run morning and afternoon activity sessions tailored to our residents' interests, which may include musical acts, outings, exercise classes, community visitors, arts and crafts, and more

- Produce and update an activity planner for the home, working within a set activities budget

- Support and encourage residents to participate in activities

- Organise birthday surprises for residents

- Ensure organisation and coordination of planned activities, events, performers, and outings

- Liaise with external companies and performers from the local community to arrange events and outings

- Assist with breakfast, lunch, and dinner duties when necessary

- Organise one-to-one sessions with residents, which may involve reminiscing, puzzles, reading, or simply having a conversation

- Update paperwork, care plans, activity notes, and manage emails

- Support the home with their social media channels as required

**Key Skills and Qualifications:**

You are a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, able to manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively prioritising tasks as they arise. You should be interested in caring for others, sharing your sense of humour, and spreading enthusiasm for making people's lives better.

**Benefits:**

- My Healthcare: quick access to support, advice, and treatment for various health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, and mental health support

- Annual allowance to redeem against Bupa healthcare products (approximately £350)

- Free meal on every shift

- 28 days holiday

- Long service rewards, including ecards, extra holidays, and money

- Interest-free annual travel loan for public transport annual season tickets

- Wagestream: early access to up to 40% of earned wages

- Range of Bupa pension plans

- Parental leave schemes

- Menopause Plan

- Access to discounts at various gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

**About Bupa:**

Bupa is a health insurer and provider driven by the purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives. We champion diversity and encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

## Skills

### Required
- activity planning
- budget management
- communication
- organisation
- time management

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