Activities Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A care home provider in the UK is looking for an Activities Assistant to design and implement engaging activities for residents, enhancing their quality of life and community involvement. This role is ideal for creative individuals with a passion for supporting others. No prior experience is needed, but you should bring enthusiasm and a positive attitude. The position offers significant opportunities for personal growth and development through various training programs.

Benefits

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• No specific experience required; enthusiasm and a fun approach are essential.
• Ability to encourage and motivate others is important.
• A genuine interest in the well-being of residents.

Responsibilities

• Deliver creative and varied activities to residents.
• Support residents to engage with their community and family.
• Help implement an entertainment and activities program.

Skills

Creativity

Communication

Empathy

Motivation

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.