Activities Assistant - Care Home

HealthJobs4U Ltd; East Suffolk; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization is seeking an Activities Assistant to deliver imaginative activities in a supportive care home environment in East Suffolk. You'll help enhance residents' lives through engaging social activities, outings, and more. Creativity, enthusiasm, and a genuine interest in helping others are essential for this rewarding role. Competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package included.

Benefits

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Qualifications

• No specific experience needed; creativity and enthusiasm are key.
• Real interest in supporting residents is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative and varied activities for residents.
• Encourage and motivate residents to pursue their interests.
• Enhance residents' involvement with family and community.

Skills

Creativity

Ability to encourage others

Empathy

Motivation

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

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.

ABOUT YOU

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.

REWARDS PACKAGE

• In return for your dedication, you'\'ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
• Free training and development for all roles
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings
• Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
• Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'\'d like to use your creativity 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.