Activities Assistant - Bank - Care Home

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

Job summary

An exciting opportunity as a Bank Activities Coordinator awaits at a leading healthcare provider in Truro. This flexible role involves fostering a positive environment and developing tailored activities for residents, ensuring their wellbeing and social engagement. Prior experience is beneficial but not essential as full training will be provided.

Benefits

Flexible scheduling

Free learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required; previous experience in a similar role is advantageous.
• Warm, empathetic, and personable approach needed.
• Organizational skills and enthusiasm to inspire others.

Responsibilities

• Creating a stimulating environment with tailored activities.
• Engaging with residents and their families to improve wellbeing.
• Encouraging participation in activities within the community.

Skills

Empathy

Organizational skills

Creativity

Warmth

Job description

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with a reputation for excellence in delivering high-quality care and support to residents in our care homes. We take the growth and development of our staff seriously, providing a range of training and development opportunities to help them progress their careers.

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.

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.