Activities Assistant - Care Home

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

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Stourbridge is looking for an Activities Assistant to facilitate engaging activities for residents. This role does not require specific experience but values creativity and a genuine interest in supporting individuals. Successful candidates will help enhance residents' lives while enjoying a supportive team environment. A generous rewards package is offered, including free training, retail discounts, and recognition awards.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• No specific experience required; open to all backgrounds.
• Must possess enthusiasm and empathy.
• Willingness to develop skills through training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative and varied activities for residents.
• Enhance residents' involvement with family and community.
• Support the entertainment and activities program.

Skills

Sense of fun

Creativity

Ability to encourage and motivate others

Interest in supporting people

Job description

Overview

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

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

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.