Activities Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Grantham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking care organization as an Activities Assistant, where your creativity and enthusiasm will enhance the lives of residents. You'll deliver a variety of engaging activities, helping individuals enjoy fulfilling lives while promoting their independence. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the community, surrounded by supportive colleagues and a commitment to high-quality care. With a competitive pay rate and a comprehensive rewards package, you can develop your skills while enjoying a fulfilling career in care.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Referral bonuses

Employee of the Month awards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative activities for residents in a care home.
• Encourage and motivate residents to engage in social activities.

Skills

Creativity

Motivational Skills

Empathy

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

Job summary

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. You'll help every resident to live as independently as possible and enhance their involvement with their family, friends and the local community.

Main duties of the job

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. You don't need any specific experience to join us, but you should have a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to encourage and motivate others. You'll also need to have a real interest in the people we support.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and retirement villages across the UK. They are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centered care and support to help residents live their lives to the fullest.

Details

• Date posted: 09 May 2025
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £12.71 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: 1299397332
• Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Grantham, NG31 9DN

Job description

Job responsibilities

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, access to wellbeing and support tools, retail discounts, referral bonuses, Employee of the Month awards, and Long Service Awards. And so much more!

If you'd like to use your creativity and people skills in an organization that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.