Activities Lead - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Activities Lead to foster a vibrant environment for residents. This role involves creating engaging activities tailored to individual interests, ensuring a stimulating atmosphere that promotes wellbeing and social engagement. You'll collaborate with the community engagement team, manage social media updates, and inspire both residents and staff with your enthusiasm and creativity. If you have a passion for enhancing the lives of others and enjoy planning and organizing, this rewarding position could be your perfect fit.

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

• Warm and empathetic personality with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to inspire residents and staff through creative activities.

Responsibilities

• Create tailored activities programs to enhance residents' wellbeing.
• Update the home's social media platforms and engage with the community.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Empathy

Creativity

Communication Skills

Education

Experience in Activity Coordination

Tools

Social Media Platforms

Community Engagement Tools

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

28 hours a week over 4 days (need to be flexible) 9.30am – 4.30pm

As an Activities Lead at a Barchester care home, you’ll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for our residents. You will be computer literate and able to work closely with our community engagement team to create community links and showcase our Home. You will also be responsible for updating the home's social media platforms. Our ethos is all about celebrating life, so you’ll help to devise imaginative, fun and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability. An extremely rewarding role, part of your time as an Activities Lead will be spent getting to know our residents and their families before you create tailored activities programmes focused on maximising everyone’s wellbeing, independence and social engagement.

ABOUT YOU
You’ll need to be warm, empathetic and personable to join us as an Activities Lead. Your organisational skills and driven mind-set mean you always get things done and make things happen. Meanwhile, your infectious enthusiasm and creative approach will inspire our residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community. Any similar experience would be ideal, but it isn’t essential – especially because we’ll make sure you have the training you need to develop your skills and progress your career with us.

REWARDS PACKAGE
In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

1. Free training and development for all roles
2. Access to wellbeing and support tools
3. A range of retail discounts and savings
4. Unlimited referrals with our ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
5. ‘Employee of the Month’ rewards and ‘Long Service Awards’

And so much more!

If you’d like to use your planning 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.