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SalaryLocation: Riverwell Beck, Durdar Road, Carlisle
Shift: Days
Number of roles available: 2 (18 hours worked over 3 days or 24 hours worked over 4 days)
Contract: Permanent
Company: Mariposa Care Group
Postcode: CA2 4SE
Experience Required: Care Certificate or be willing to work towards this.
As a Wellbeing Coordinator at Riverwell Beck you'll have passion and dedication when it comes to caring for others. Whether you're experienced or you're taking your first steps into this role, we'll support you all the way. We can offer all the training you need to enjoy a fantastic career with us.
We're ideally looking for two people to join our wellbeing team, with 1 person to cover 18 hours worked over 3 days and the other to cover 24 hours worked over 4 days. However, we would be more than happy to discuss alternative working patterns and how this might fit around your current commitments.
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
- A supportive team who values you, your individuality, and your aspirations
- Free tea, coffee and fresh fruit
We are happy to look at transferable skills as there will be training offered. This role is best suited for an enthusiastic team player who would like to show their creative side whilst working in a care setting.
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 also ensure the tools needed for delivery will be made available so you can 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.
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 Apply
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.
