Lifestyle Enrichment & Activities Coordinator

As a Lifestyle Enrichment & Activities Coordinator at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables the organization to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for their residents. You will be responsible for updating the home's social media platforms, creating community links, and devising imaginative, fun, and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability. This is an extremely rewarding role that involves getting to know the residents and their families to create tailored activity programs focused on maximizing everyone's lifestyle, wellbeing, independence, and social engagement.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will be computer literate and able to work closely with the community engagement team to create community links and showcase the care home. Your organizational skills, driven mindset, and infectious enthusiasm will inspire residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community. Similar experience would be ideal, and you will be well supported with the training you need to develop your skills and flourish in your career.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, committed to delivering high-quality care and support to their residents. They offer a competitive rewards package, including free training and development, access to wellbeing and support tools, a range of retail discounts and savings, and an 'Employee of the Month' and 'Long Service Awards' recognition program.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Lifestyle Enrichment & Activities Coordinator at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for our residents. You will be computer literate and able to work closely with our community engagement team to create community links and showcase our Home. You will also be responsible for updating the home's social media platforms. Our ethos is all about celebrating life, so you'll help to devise imaginative, fun, and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability. An extremely rewarding role, part of your time as a Lifestyle Enrichment & Activities Coordinator will be spent getting to know our residents and their families before you create tailored activities programmes focused on maximising everyone's lifestyle, wellbeing, independence, and social engagement.

ABOUT YOU You'll need to be warm, empathetic, and personable to join us in this role. Your organizational skills and driven mindset mean you always get things done and make things happen. Meanwhile, your infectious enthusiasm and creative approach will inspire our residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community. Similar experience would be ideal and you will be well supported with the training you need to develop your skills and flourish in your career with us.

Rewards Package

In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

• Free training and development for all roles
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings
• Unlimited referrals with our 'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
• Employee of the Month rewards and Long Service Awards

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your planning and people skills in an organization that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Warm, empathetic, and personable
• Strong organizational skills and a driven mindset
• Infectious enthusiasm and a creative approach

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.