Activities Assistant - Care Home

TieTalent; Swindon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a committed team as an Activities Assistant at a leading care home in Swindon, where you'll create meaningful, engaging activities for our residents. This role focuses on enhancing the quality of life for individuals by encouraging their interests and optimizing their community involvement. Ideal candidates are creative, empathetic, and eager to support others.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to well-being 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, but a sense of fun and creativity is important.
• Ability to encourage and motivate others is essential.
• Interest in supporting residents' well-being.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative and fun activities for residents.
• Support residents in living independently and engaging with the community.
• Assist in organizing outings and social events.

Skills

Creativity

Empathy

Motivational Skills

Job description

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About

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

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. Being a driver is preferred due to the location of the home - please research before applying. Weekend working will also be required on a rota basis.

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.

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• Swindon, England
  
  

Languages

• English

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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