Activities Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care home provider in Milton Keynes is looking for an Activities Assistant to deliver engaging activities that enhance residents' lives. The ideal candidate will bring creativity and a passion for helping others, as no specific experience is required. Responsibilities include supporting varied entertainment programmes and encouraging community involvement. Join a rewarding environment where you can develop your skills and make a real difference in residents' lives.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee rewards and awards

Qualifications

• No specific experience is required, but a sense of fun and creativity is important.
• Ability to encourage and motivate residents is essential.
• Interest in supporting individuals and helping them live fulfilling lives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative and varied activities for residents.
• Help enhance residents' involvement with their community.
• Support the delivery of an entertainment and activities programme.

Skills

Creativity

Empathy

Communication

Job description

About the Role

As an Activities Assistant at a Barchester care home, you’ll deliver imaginative, fun and varied activities to ensure our residents can enjoy an environment that is motivational and fulfilling. We want to make sure each individual can pursue the interests they most enjoy and that means you’ll have a real impact on our residents’ lives. The Activities Assistant role involves helping us to deliver an entertainment and activities programme that covers a wide range of pastimes, social activities, outings and events. Put simply, you’ll help every resident to live as independently as possible and enhance their involvement with their family, friends and the local community.

About You

You don’t need any specific experience to join us as an Activities Assistant, so you could come from any background. What’s important is that you have a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to encourage and motivate others. You’ll also need to have that little extra something – a real interest in the people we support. Enthusiastic and empathetic, you’re someone who’ll really enjoy helping our residents to live their lives to the full. Bring us all of that, and you’ll have every opportunity to develop your skills further with a range of courses designed to build your confidence in every aspect of your role.

Rewards Package

• Free training and development for all roles
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings
• Unlimited referrals with our ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
• ‘Employee of the Month’ rewards and ‘Long Service Awards’

And so much more! If you’d like to use your creativity and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.