Activities Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in care is seeking an Activities Assistant to bring joy and creativity to the lives of residents. This role is all about delivering engaging activities that allow individuals to pursue their interests and maintain connections with family and the community. You’ll have the chance to make a real difference, ensuring that each resident enjoys a fulfilling and motivational environment. With no specific experience required, this position welcomes those with a fun spirit and a genuine interest in supporting others. Join a team that values your contributions and offers opportunities for personal development and growth.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• No specific experience required; creativity and empathy are key.
• Driving license needed to operate the mini bus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative activities to enhance residents' lives.
• Support residents in living independently and engaging with the community.

Skills

Creativity

Empathy

Motivational Skills

Fun and Enthusiasm

Tools

Mini Bus Driving

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.

Requirements:
Some weekend work required, as well as occasional evenings. A driving license is required to drive the mini bus.

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:

1. Free training and development for all roles
2. Access to wellbeing and support tools
3. A range of retail discounts and savings
4. Unlimited referrals with our ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
5. ‘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.