Activities Assistant - Care Home

HealthJobs4U Ltd; Ludlow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rate of pay

Sector-leading benefits

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Job summary

HealthJobs4U Ltd in Ludlow is seeking an Activities Assistant to deliver engaging and varied activities that enhance our residents' lives. You will provide entertainment and organize social activities, ensuring every individual feels motivated and fulfilled.

This role does not require specific experience, making it a perfect opportunity for individuals with creativity and a passion for supporting others. Join an organization that values your contribution and offers various training and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• No specific experience required; sense of fun and creativity essential.
• Ability to encourage and motivate residents.
• Real interest in supporting people and enhancing their lives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative and varied activities for residents.
• Enhance residents' involvement with family and community.
• Support the residents in living as independently as possible.

Skills

Creativity

Motivational skills

Empathy

Enthusiasm

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

• Competitive rate of pay
• 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 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.