Activities Lead - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Chichester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider seeks an Activities Lead to create a stimulating environment for residents. Responsibilities include organizing activities, updating social media, and engaging with the local community. Ideal candidates will possess organizational skills and an empathetic nature, with opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing 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.
• Organizational skills with a driven mindset.
• Similar experience ideal but not essential; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Create tailored activities programs for residents.
• Update social media platforms and engage the community.
• Devise imaginative and motivational activities.

Skills

Empathy

Organizational Skills

Enthusiasm

Creativity

Job description

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 responsible for updating the home's social media platforms and creating tailored activities programmes focused on maximising everyone's wellbeing, independence, and social engagement.

Main duties of the job

You'll need to be warm, empathetic, and personable to join us as an Activities Lead. Your organisational skills and driven mindset 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.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and assisted living facilities in the UK. They are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care and support to their residents, with a focus on maintaining their independence, wellbeing, and quality of life.

Job responsibilities

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 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 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 mindset 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 organization that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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.

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.