Activities Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Oakham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is looking for an Activities Assistant at their Oakham care home. In this role, you will develop and implement engaging activities that enhance the lives of residents, ensuring they live as independently and fulfillingly as possible. No specific experience is necessary, just a passion for working with people and a creative approach to activities.

Benefits

Free training and development for all roles

Access to wellbeing and support tools

A range of retail discounts and savings

Unlimited referrals with a bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Qualifications

• No specific experience required; must have a fun and encouraging attitude.
• Ability to engage residents in diverse activities is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative and varied activities for residents.
• Support residents in leading fulfilling and independent lives.

Skills

Creativity

Empathy

Motivational Skills

Job description

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This position requires working alternate weekends, with a total of 24 hours across 5 days. Must be able to drive the minibus (manual transmission).

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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