Job Description:
Senior Activities Coordinator
Ardenlea Court Care Home, Solihull B91 2AF
£12.35 - £13.35 depending on experience
Permanent Full Time 40 hours
Must be flexible to work between Monday - Sunday including alternate weekends
We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
You'll help us make health happen by:
Running a morning and afternoon activity session. Activities are tailored to our residents but can include musical acts, days out, exercise classes, visitors from the community, arts and crafts, the possibilities are endless!
Producing and updating an activity planner for the home, working to a set activities budget
Supporting our residents and encouraging them to partake in activities
Organising birthday surprises for our residents
Ensuring everything is organised for planned activities, events, performers and co-ordinating days out
Liaising with external companies and performers from the local community to organise days out/events at the home
Assisting with breakfast, lunch and dinner duties (when necessary)
Organising one to ones with our residents, this might involve reminiscing tools, puzzles, reading or just a cup of tea and a chat
Updating paper work, care plans, activity notes and managing emails
Supporting the home with their social media channels as required
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
You're a creative thinker with plenty of ideas, who can also manage budgets and maintain paperwork, effectively managing priorities as they arise. Wanting to make a real difference, you're interested in caring for others, sharing your sense of humour and spreading your infectious enthusiasm for making people's lives better. Whether it's motivating colleagues to support each activity or event, making links in the local area or even getting friends and family involved, you'll pack a lot of community spirit into everything you do.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support - all available via one phone number 24/7
Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
Free meal on every shift
28 days holiday
Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to ”Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Time Type:
Full timeJob Area:
Care Home - Facilities & Home SupportLocations:
Ardenlea CourtWe're the destination for people looking to live longer, healthier, and happier lives and making a better world. We’re a global healthcare company caring for over 60 million customers. We help people navigate change, conquer challenges, overcome injury and be all they can be. From early years through to retirement, we’re privileged to have been part of millions of lives around the world since 1947.
We’re proud of cultivating a culture that puts the welfare of people first. We believe in the importance of building an inclusive and agile culture which encourages diverse perspectives and inspires people to make new possibilities happen. We're passionate about doing the right thing for our customers, people, communities, and planet.
Our values are simple, but they run deep. They help guide how we work and what we look for in our people.
Brave - Make new possibilities happen
Caring - Act with empathy and respect
Responsible - Own your decisions and actions
Our vision is to provide world class care to each and every one of our wonderful residents, so they can live a life they truly love. In our care homes we're like a family, and we really mean that! Our residents and people tell us they feel it too. We don’t ever take it for granted that we get to take care of over 6,000 wonderful residents across the UK – we see it as a privilege.
If you have a caring nature, love to have fun and want to join us in providing the very best care to our residents, then you're in the right place.
As an employee of Bupa, we promise you three things:
We make health happen for you
By ensuring you are supported in every aspect—financial, physical, mental health, and beyond.
Work that makes a difference
At the heart of our purpose is a bold ambition: to become the world's most customer-centric healthcare company. We believe in the transformative power of digital health to make high-quality healthcare accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Career defining moments
Being a global business, we offer more opportunities than any other healthcare provider. Our investment in learning is designed to ensure you thrive, whatever that looks like for you.
We know that great health comes from feeling safe, happy, and fulfilled in all aspects of your life. That's why we offer a range of programmes and benefits to help both our people, and their families stay healthy and happy for longer.
Featured Benefits:
We regularly listen to and act on what our amazing people tell us about working here. Some may say that listening is our superpower, which is why we are now considered World Class! We ask our people twice a year through a survey how they feel about working in all areas of the Bupa business. The results put us in the top 10% of places to work, not just in the UK, but across the world!
Learning & Development
When it comes to learning and development, we’ll give you all the support you need to progress in your role. Our online learning platform offers a range of opt-in learning modules to support you in your role, alongside on-the-job coaching, and support from your manager. From apprenticeships to specialist roles, we set goals, regularly check in on progress, and review achievements – that’s how we thrive.
Early Careers
If you're just starting your career, Bupa is the perfect place to begin. We offer lots of exciting opportunities in a range of different fields, so you can find the perfect role for you. And with our focus on shaping the future of healthcare, you know that you'll be making a difference in the world, wherever you work. Everyone has the potential to achieve great things, no matter where they start from; our programmes and schemes are designed to set you on an exciting career journey. Whether you’re still studying or have just graduated, there are plenty of ways to start your journey with Bupa.
As a healthcare provider, we know there's an inextricable link between the health of the planet and the health of people. Bupa has made climate action a priority, and that's why we follow a sustainability strategy focused on building a healthy future.
We will do this through three missions:
Giving back matters
Giving back is what gives us purpose, and as a healthcare service, we have a duty of care to everyone in our local community. The Bupa Foundation is a charity, funded entirely by Bupa to help create healthier communities, by running and helping fund practical projects that improve both people and planet health. Since 2015 the Bupa Foundation has given over £10 million in grants to more than 800 organisations across the UK to improve health and the environment.
At Bupa we celebrate diversity, welcoming everyone from all backgrounds. We embrace our differences so we can bring our true selves to work. Having a diverse workforce is a key strength of the Bupa culture, and we understand the importance of making sure our workforce fully represents the communities in which we operate and the customers we serve, across the globe. We want people to feel comfortable and free to bring their whole self to work every day – and that’s why we launched our ‘Be You’ network.