Activities Lead - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Chichester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an Activities Lead to foster a stimulating environment for residents. You'll create tailored activities that maximize wellbeing and social engagement, requiring strong planning and interpersonal skills. Expect comprehensive training and a supportive workplace culture dedicated to care and community connection.

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, empathetic, and personable individual.
• Organization and driven mindset required.
• Experience in similar roles preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Create stimulating activities for residents.
• Engage with community links and social media.
• Know residents and their families to personalize activities.

Skills

Organizational skills

Empathy

Creativity

Planning

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE
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 becomputer literate and able to work closely with our community engagement team tocreate community links and showcase ourHome, you will also be responsible for updating the homessocial 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 Coordinator 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:
•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 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.