Activities Assistant - Care Home

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Swindon; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Swindon is seeking an enthusiastic Activities Assistant to create engaging activities that enrich the lives of residents. The ideal candidate will have a passion for supporting individuals and be motivated to foster a vibrant community atmosphere. No specific experience is required, but creativity, empathy, and the ability to motivate others are crucial for success in this fulfilling role. Enjoy a competitive reward package with opportunities for personal development.

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, but a sense of fun and creativity is essential.
• Ability to encourage and motivate others is important.
• Interest in supporting people and enhancing their lives is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver varied activities to residents to enhance their enjoyment and fulfillment.
• Support delivery of entertainment and social activities programme.
• Encourage residents to live as independently as possible.

Skills

Creativity

Enthusiasm

Empathy

Motivational skills

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUYou 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 PACKAGEIn 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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