Activities Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Limited; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Shrewsbury is seeking an Activities Assistant to deliver engaging activities for residents. This role requires creativity and a genuine interest in supporting individuals to live fulfilling lives. No specific experience is needed, and competitive pay along with sector-leading benefits, including free training, are offered.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Qualifications

• A sense of fun and creativity.
• Ability to encourage and motivate others.
• Genuine interest in supporting residents.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative and varied activities.
• Ensure residents enjoy motivational and fulfilling environments.
• Enhance residents' involvement with family and community.

Skills

Creativity

Empathy

Motivational skills

Job description

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.

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.

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