Activities Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Ashford; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Bank Activities Assistant at a Barchester care home in the UK. This casual, part-time bank position offers flexible hours and the opportunity to create engaging activities for residents.

You’ll be warm, empathetic and personable, with training provided to develop your skills and progress your career within Barchester. Your duties include planning activities and fostering social engagement for residents and their families.

Qualifications

• Warmth, empathy and personable nature are essential.
• Previous similar experience is welcome but not required.
• Training will be provided to develop skills and progress your career with us.

Responsibilities

• Create imaginative, fun and motivational activities tailored to each resident.
• Help design activities programmes that maximise wellbeing, independence and social engagement.
• Support residents and families, building connections within the home and local community.

Skills

Warmth

Empathy

People skills

Organisational skills

Planning

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Activities Assistant at a Barchester care home, you’ll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for our residents. Our ethos is all about celebrating life, so you’ll help to devise imaginative, fun and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability. An extremely rewarding role, part of your time as a Bank Activities Assistant will be spent getting to know our residents and their families before you create tailored activities programmes focused on maximising everyone’s wellbeing, independence and social engagement.

ABOUT YOU

You’ll need to be warm, empathetic and personable to join us as a Bank Activities Assistant. Your organisational skills and driven mind-set mean you always get things done and make things happen. Meanwhile, your infectious enthusiasm and creative approach will inspire our residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community. Any similar experience would be ideal, but it isn’t essential – especially because we’ll make sure you have the training you need to develop your skills and progress your career with us.

REWARDS PACKAGE

As well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK’s leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you’d like to use your planning 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.