Wellbeing Coordinator (18 hours per week)

Hourly rate: £11.71 per hour (£2 per hour enhanced overtime rates)
Location: Briardene care home
Shift: Days (18 hours)
Contract: Permanent
Company: Mariposa Care Group
Postcode: NE5 1NA
Experience Required: Care Certificate or be willing to work towards this.

We're Mariposa Care Group, a residential and nursing care provider offering a range of care and support services for our fantastic residents. Now we're looking for a Wellbeing Coordinator to lead and help deliver a programme of exciting recreational opportunities that meet our residents' aspirations and maintain existing interests, promoting the person-centred approach for which we're well known. If you choose to join us, you'll also have access to some great team benefits (you can read more about these below).

Ideally, we are looking for someone to have care experience, as this role is best suited for an enthusiastic team player who would like to show their creative side whilst working in a care setting. However, we know people from other walks of life can become the very best in this type of job. If you don't have the necessary experience, we would more than be happy to work with you so that you can become an excellent Wellbeing Coordinator.

Our great benefits include:

• Competitive pay rates and enhanced overtime (+£2 p/h extra!) and bank holiday pay
• Recognition of service payments, receiving a total of £500 in your first year
• UNLIMITED £1,000 'Refer a Friend' payments (that's potentially £1,000 every time you link us up with another great new person to join the team!)
• Training and qualifications funded by us
• Annual pay reviews recognising your contribution to making our homes a great place to live and work
• Private health care options helping reduce the cost of essential bills, such as dental and optical treatment
• An organisation with an impressive internal promotion record and creating great opportunities for people

About the role

The aim is to promote wellbeing through developing personalised life stories and participate in the implementation of this in the lifestyle section of personal care plans for each resident. You will plan and provide an ongoing and rewarding calendar incorporating regular group and 1-1 activities, as well as events which recognise significant dates such as Easter, Burns Night, Diwali, Pride, Halloween etc.

You will work with colleagues to motivate and encourage service users to participate in activities that will enhance their social, emotional, and physical wellbeing. You will do this while ensuring our residents maintain dignity and quality of life, supporting them to stay connected with family, friends, and the local community.

Fundraising is also an important part of the role as is arranging photographs of events that take place to create articles for our newsletter and social media.

Our recruitment process

Any conditional offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory background checks, including obtaining suitable references and criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. We require you to have a good standard of English and numeracy skills, and a passion for looking after the adults in your care.

We endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email at recruitment@mariposacare.com

We are committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Job titles can vary - this role is also known as activities co-ordinator, lifestyle support worker, support assistant, support worker, personal support worker, leisure and lifestyle assistant, social care.