LEAD WELLBEING & LIFESTYLE COORDINATOR
- metropolitan borough of solihull, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent·On-site
- Full time
- £30 - £42 Per Hour
Job Description
A Top 20 Care Home Group 2026!
Awarded ‘One of the UK’s Best Companies to Work For’
Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Eastcote Park is a luxury retirement community boasting 34 exclusive retirement apartments and a stunning 50 bedded care home providing residential, dementia and respite care.
Lead Wellbeing & Lifestyle Coordinator
- Full Time
- Solihull, UK
- 15.915.9 GBP / Year
Our Lead Wellbeing and Lifestyle Coordinator is both a management and a hands‑on working role. Working alongside our wellbeing and lifestyle coordinators you will be responsible for managing and coordinating a successful activities and volunteer programme within the Cinnamon Home. This includes internal and external communication about activities‑focused programmes for our residents, as well as networking within the local community to recruit, train and place volunteers within the home. You will introduce appropriate activities for our residents which support independence and identify activities in the surrounding areas that will assist our residents to integrate into the local community. You will need to be flexible in your working hours and will work on a rota basis covering some weekends.
Ideally you will hold a full clean driving license as at times you may be required to drive the mini bus for our external excursions.
Our team member benefits include:- Paid Breaks
- Uniforms
- Staff Meals
- Nest Pension
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Care Workers Charity
- ‘Spice of Life’ – Discount Retail Scheme
- Cycle Scheme
- Eye Care
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- Reward Vouchers
- Quarterly & Annual Company Recognition Awards
Main Responsibilities
- Organise and conduct activities that encourage both social, mental and if appropriate physical stimulation for the residents within the home, meeting with the Seven Branches of Cinnamon Activities Programme.
- Network and develop links in the local community to establish a relationship with local businesses, organisations, and schools. Build and maintain a volunteer base for the whole home, involving family, team members and community volunteers to participate as a regular part of the activities programme.
- Manage the activities team including undertaking supervisions / appraisals and dealing with any people issues appropriately, also ensuring that a robust rota is in place.
- To organise special events i.e., Christmas entertainment, Ascot, Royal Occasions etc.
- To produce a monthly programme of events to be discussed with the General Manager of the homes using the Cinnamon Activities Calendar Template.
- Regularly update the Cinnamon website, Facebook etc. to promote activities to the local community and potential residents and their families.
- To keep within the home’s activities budget.
- Assess resident’s specific social needs on move‑in to the home and develop a personal activities programme, taking time to get to know each resident as an individual in order to provide stimulating activities to meet varying needs.