Activities Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Taunton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care provider as an Activities Assistant, where your creativity and enthusiasm will make a real difference in the lives of residents. You'll deliver engaging activities that motivate and fulfill, ensuring that each resident can enjoy their interests and live independently. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact the community positively while developing your skills in a supportive environment. If you're passionate about helping others and want to be part of a rewarding team, this is the perfect position for you.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• No specific experience required, but creativity and motivation are essential.
• A real interest in supporting people is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative and varied activities for residents.
• Enhance residents' involvement with family and community.

Skills

Creativity

Motivational Skills

Empathy

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

Job summary

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. You'll help every resident to live as independently as possible and enhance their involvement with their family, friends and the local community.

Main duties of the job

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. You don't need any specific experience to join us, 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 a real interest in the people we support. Enthusiastic and empathetic, you'll really enjoy helping our residents to live their lives to the full.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK. They operate over 200 care homes and independent living services across England, Scotland and Wales, employing over 17,000 people. Barchester is committed to providing the best possible care and support to their residents, focusing on creating a warm, welcoming and stimulating environment.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.71 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1292450047

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Taunton

TA1 5HF

Job description Job responsibilities

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.

Job description Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• No specific experience is required, but you should have a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to encourage and motivate others. A real interest in the people you support is also essential.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• No specific experience is required, but you should have a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to encourage and motivate others. A real interest in the people you support is also essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Taunton

TA1 5HF

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Taunton

TA1 5HF

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)