Activities Assistant - Bank - Care Home

NHS; Rother; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Bank Activities Coordinator to create engaging and motivational activities for care home residents. This role requires a warm and empathetic individual with strong organizational skills who can inspire both staff and residents to participate in enriching activities that enhance community engagement and wellbeing.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Competitive pay

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications needed; similar experience preferred.
• Training provided to develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Creating tailored activity programs for residents.
• Getting to know residents and families to ensure engagement.
• Inspiring staff and residents to take part in activities.

Skills

Organizational skills

Empathy

People skills

Creativity

Enthusiasm

Job description

As a Bank Activities Coordinator at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables the delivery of exceptional all-round care and support for residents. Your role will involve devising imaginative, fun and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability, with the aim of maximizing the wellbeing, independence and social engagement of the residents.

Main duties of the job

Your role as a Bank Activities Coordinator will involve getting to know the residents and their families, and then creating tailored activities programmes focused on improving their overall wellbeing. You'll need to be warm, empathetic and personable, with strong organizational skills and a driven mindset to ensure things get done. Your infectious enthusiasm and creative approach will inspire the residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, operating over 200 care homes across the country. They are committed to providing high-quality care and support for their residents, and take the growth and development of their employees seriously, offering various training and progression opportunities.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUYou'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 PACKAGEAs 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but previous experience in a similar role would be an advantage. Barchester will provide the necessary training to help you develop your skills and progress your career with them.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.