Activities Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Horley; Presencial; GBP 18.000 - 24.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Free training and development for all

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month and Long Service

Workplace Pension with Employer 3%

Descripción de la vacante

Barchester Healthcare is seeking an Activities Assistant to deliver imaginative, fun and varied activities for residents in our care home in Horley. You will support social activities, outings and events to help residents stay active and connected with family and local communities.

No specific experience is required; you bring energy, creativity and empathy, and you will have access to training, development and a range of rewards as part of our supportive team.

Formación

• No special experience required, just a positive, can-do attitude.
• Must be enthusiastic and empathetic, with a genuine interest in people.
• Ability to encourage and motivate others to participate in activities.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver imaginative, fun and varied activities for residents.
• Coordinate an entertainment and activities programme including social activities, outings and events.
• Help residents stay as independent as possible and engage with family and the local community.

Conocimientos

Creativity

Empathy

Motivation

Interpersonal skills

Descripción del empleo

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

• 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’
• Workplace Pension scheme, with Employer contributions from 3%

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.