Activities Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Limited; Bayston Hill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care home provider in Bayston Hill is seeking an Activities Assistant to deliver fun and varied activities, ensuring residents can pursue their interests. No specific experience is required; however, creativity and motivation to support others are essential. The role offers opportunities for personal development through training, competitive pay, and a comprehensive rewards package.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Qualifications

• Sense of fun and creativity.
• Ability to encourage and motivate others.
• Genuine interest in supporting individuals.

Responsibilities

• Help deliver a varied entertainment and activities programme.
• Encourage residents to participate in activities.
• Support residents to live independently and engage with their community.

Skills

Creativity

Empathy

Enthusiasm

Motivational skills

Job description

Overview

As an Activities Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll deliver imaginative, fun and varied activities to ensure our residents can enjoy an environment that is motivational and fulfilling. We want to make sure each individual can pursue the interests they most enjoy and that means you'll have a real impact on our residents' lives. The Activities Assistant role involves helping us to deliver an entertainment and activities programme that covers a wide range of pastimes, social activities, outings and events. Put simply, you'll help every resident to live as independently as possible and enhance their involvement with their family, friends and the local community.

You don’t need any specific experience to join us as an Activities Assistant, so you could come from any background. What’s important is that you have a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to encourage and motivate others. You’ll also need to have that little extra something a real interest in the people we support. Enthusiastic and empathetic, you’re someone who’ll really enjoy helping our residents to live their lives to the full. Bring us all of that, and you’ll have every opportunity to develop your skills further with a range of courses designed to build your confidence in every aspect of your role.

Responsibilities

• Help deliver an entertainment and activities programme that covers a wide range of pastimes, social activities, outings and events.
• Encourage and support residents to participate in activities and pursue their interests.
• Support residents to live as independently as possible and enhance their involvement with family, friends and the local community.

Qualifications

• No specific experience required; suitable for candidates from any background.
• Sense of fun, creativity and the ability to encourage and motivate others.
• Genuine interest in the people supported, with enthusiasm and empathy for helping residents live their lives to the full.
• Willingness to develop skills through training and courses offered.

Rewards and Benefits

• Competitive rate of pay plus sector-leading benefits and rewards package.
• Free training and development for all roles.
• Access to wellbeing and support tools.
• A range of retail discounts and savings.
• Unlimited referrals with the Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
• Employee of the Month rewards and Long Service Awards.
• And so much more!