Lifestyle Co-ordinator

Lifestyle Co-ordinator – Chartwell Manor Care Home (Aylesbury)

Recruiter: Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency

Client: Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG)

Location: Aylesbury, HP18 1BB

Salary: £12.95 per Hour

Job Type: Permanent, Part-Time

Reference: VA013619-1

Are you a creative organizer passionate about bringing joy, energy, and purpose to people's lives?

At Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency, we match dedicated care and lifestyle professionals with rewarding, long-term career paths. We are currently recruiting a Part-Time Lifestyle Co-ordinator for the wonderful Chartwell Manor Care Home in Aylesbury, operated by the prestigious Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG).

If you want a rewarding role that offers the flexibility to fit around your personal commitments while making a real difference to the mind, body, and soul of our residents, we would love to help you take this next step!

Quick Job Overview

• Pay Rate: £12.95 per hour

• Hours: Part-Time, Permanent (Flexible patterns scheduled on a rota basis across a 7-day period, including weekends)

• Location: Chartwell Manor Care Home, Aylesbury (HP18 1BB)

• Experience: Full training provided! We welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Your Role: What You’ll Do

As a Lifestyle Co-ordinator, you will be the driving force behind the happiness and daily engagement of our residents, ensuring they live the most fulfilling lives possible.

• Design & Deliver Activities: Plan, co-ordinate, and deliver a welcoming, home-based Lifestyle Programme (part of our group-wide More… Programme) featuring a diverse range of activities.

• Nurture Mind, Body & Soul: Ensure activities are designed creatively to consistently meet the unique interests, physical abilities, and mental needs of each resident.

• Cultivate Community Connections: Support the development of strong links with the local Aylesbury community and assist in hosting successful, memorable events at the home.

• Empower Participation: Warmly encourage residents to engage in social interaction, helping them build friendships and try new things.

What We Are Looking For

You do not need prior experience in a care home to apply—we provide comprehensive training. We are looking for key personality traits:

• Organized & Creative: A natural planner who can design engaging activities and coordinate events successfully.

• Great Communicator: Outstanding verbal and written skills to build relationships with residents, families, and team members.

• Adaptable & Patient: Empathetic to the needs of older adults and flexible to cover shifts across a 7-day rota (including weekends).

• Eligible to Work: Must have the right to work in the UK and live within a commutable distance of Aylesbury (HP18 1BB).

Fantastic Perks & Benefits

By joining the permanent team at Chartwell Manor, you will unlock an exceptional rewards package:

• Flexible Working: Part-time hours tailored to fit around your lifestyle and personal commitments.

• Financial Flexibility: Early Pay (access your earned wages prior to payday).

• Health & Wellbeing: Simply Health cashback (prescriptions, dental, optical) + 24/7 virtual GP access for you and up to 4 children.

• Great Savings: Tastecard membership (up to 50% off dining out) and a high-street retail/hospitality discount platform.

• Future Planning: NEST Pension Scheme and service recognition awards.

• No Cost Setup: Free DBS check.

• Career Development: Ongoing training and clear progressive pathways (such as moving towards becoming a Nurse Associate).

• Extra Perks: Cycle to Work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and discounted gym membership.

Note: Benefits require the completion of a 12-week probationary period before they can be accessed.

About Chartwell Manor & MMCG

Chartwell Manor Care Home is a modern, high-quality setting dedicated to providing a comfortable, safe, and true "home-from-home" atmosphere. The team treats one another like family, celebrating the individuality of every resident. As part of MMCG—one of the UK’s largest independent care providers—you will be supported by a progressive company that values staff wellbeing, training, and continuous professional support.