Activities Assistant - Care Home

HealthJobs4U Ltd; Sydenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned care provider in Sydenham is seeking an Activities Assistant to deliver imaginative and varied activities for residents, helping them live independently and engage with their communities. This role does not require specific experience, but a sense of fun, creativity, and empathy is essential. In return, you will enjoy a competitive salary and a sector-leading rewards package, including free training, wellbeing tools, and retail discounts.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• No specific experience required; background in care or activities welcome.
• Ability to encourage and motivate others is essential.
• Interest in the people we support is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative and varied activities for residents.
• Help enhance involvement with family, friends, and the community.
• Contribute to the entertainment and activities programme.

Skills

Creativity

Enthusiasm

Empathy

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.

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:

• 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.