Activities Assistant

Signature Senior Lifestyle Limited; Reigate; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join Signature Senior Lifestyle as an Activities Assistant at our luxury care home in Reigate, where you’ll organize meaningful activities to enhance residents' lives and wellbeing. Bring your creativity and enthusiasm to our supportive team, with opportunities for ongoing training and development. Enjoy various perks including free meals on shift and a generous annual leave package.

Benefits

Up to 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Life Assurance Scheme

Refer A Friend Incentive: £50 voucher and up to £1,000 cash bonus

Ongoing career training and development

Free meals on shift for staff working over 6 hours

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Full, clean driving license.
• Working knowledge of health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Organize and oversee activities for residents to enhance wellbeing.
• Create packed daily schedules and provide feedback to management.
• Work across multiple departments including Housekeeping and Food & Beverage.

Skills

Communication

IT skills

Understanding of health and safety legislation

Education

Level 2 (QCF) Supporting Activities Provision in Social Care

Job description

Bring your enthusiasm and creativity to our fun, supportive team when you join Signature Senior Lifestyle as an Activities Assistant at our luxury care and nursing home in Reigate.

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Your role at Signature

From floristry to folk music, as a Wellbeing and Lifestyle Assistant, you’ll bring a wealth of ideas to improve and maintain our residents’ wellbeing. You’ll produce a packed daily schedule that caters to residents’ physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs. You’ll also organise key events throughout the year, such as our Summer Fete.

You’ll be considerate of the diverse needs of individuals in a group situation and aware of everyone’s personal care needs. Meaningful activities enhance our residents' quality of life, which is why understanding their likes and dislikes is important. You’ll also gain regular feedback from residents and provide activity reports to the General Manager.

Internally, this role is called Hospitality Assistant. If successful, this will be your job title. You will be required to work across departments including Housekeeping, Food & Beverage, and Wellbeing & Lifestyle. Responsibilities will vary depending on the department supported each shift.

What Signature Offers

• From £12.60 per hour
• This role is internally called Wellbeing and Lifestyle Assistant
• Shift times: 09:00 - 17:00 and 12:30 - 20:30 (one late shift per week). Alternate weekends required. There may be occasions where you finish later depending on events.
• Full-time day shifts available
• Up to 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, depending on length of service
• Free meals on shift for staff working over 6 hours
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Refer A Friend Incentive: £50 voucher and up to £1,000 cash bonus
• Ongoing career training and development
• Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support, and wellbeing services
• Plus cycle to work scheme, study support, long service awards, and more

Transport Links

• Train - Reigate nearest train station
• Walking - 0.9 miles from nearest train station
• Driving - M25 from nearest motorway/bypass

Signature People

We are kind and compassionate, positive and resilient, proactive and organised, honest and accountable, passionate and eager to develop. If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

You don’t need experience to become a Wellbeing and Lifestyle Assistant, just good written and verbal communication, IT skills, and a full, clean driving license. A working knowledge of health and safety legislation and a Level 2 (QCF) Supporting Activities Provision in Social Care is a big advantage.

About Signature

Signature Senior Lifestyle offers unrivalled residential and dementia care in luxury homes. We strive for excellence and aim to make a real difference in our residents’ lives. Our team is our biggest asset, and we foster a supportive environment with tailored training and career development at all levels.

Wake up the team spirit inside you. Apply to Signature Senior Lifestyle today.

We care as much for our team as we do for our residents. Wake up to better at Signature!