Activities Assistant - Care Home - Tarporley

Barchester Limited; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A care home provider is seeking an Activities Assistant to deliver imaginative and varied activities that enhance residents' lives. No specific experience is required; key qualities include creativity, empathy, and a genuine interest in supporting others. This position offers opportunities for skill development and a rewarding working environment, making a real impact on residents' well-being.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Qualifications

• A sense of fun and creativity.
• Ability to encourage and motivate others.
• Genuine interest in supporting individuals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative, fun and varied activities and an entertainment programme.
• Cover a wide range of pastimes, social activities, outings and events.
• Help residents live as independently as possible.

Skills

Creativity

Encouragement

Empathy

Fun

Job description

Overview

Activities Assistant - Care Home - Tarporley, 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Deliver imaginative, fun and varied activities and an entertainment programme
• Cover a wide range of pastimes, social activities, outings and events
• Help residents live as independently as possible and stay connected with family, friends and the local community

Qualifications

You don\'t need any specific experience to join us as an Activities Assistant. The key qualities are a sense of fun, creativity, ability to encourage and motivate others, and a genuine interest in the people we support. Enthusiastic and empathetic individuals who enjoy helping residents live their lives to the full will fit well. This role offers opportunities to develop skills through provided courses to build confidence in all aspects of the 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!