Activities Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Pevensey; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care organization in Pevensey is seeking a Bank Activities Coordinator to deliver exceptional care and support to residents. Your role involves creating tailored activities to enrich residents' lives, requiring warmth, creativity, and organizational skills. This flexible position offers training opportunities and a rewarding experience contributing to the wellbeing of individuals in care. Join us to inspire through imaginative activities both in the home and the local community.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Flexibility in hours

Free learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ideally has experience in similar roles but not essential.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills is important.

Responsibilities

• Create tailored activities programmes for residents.
• Encourage resident and staff involvement in activities.
• Plan and execute imaginative, fun activities.

Skills

Warmth and empathy

Organisational skills

Creativity

Enthusiasm

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Bank Activities Coordinator 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 Coordinator 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 Coordinator. 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.