Activities Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Taunton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care provider as an Activities Assistant, where you'll create engaging activities to enrich residents' lives. This role is perfect for those with a passion for creativity and empathy, aiming to support individuals in a fulfilling environment. Enjoy a rewarding career with free training and a supportive team, making a real difference in the community.

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; creativity and motivation are essential.
• Real interest in supporting residents is crucial.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Creativity

Empathy

Motivation

Job description

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.

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

• 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.