Activities Lead - Care Home

Barchester; Dudley; Híbrido; GBP 24.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Free training and development for all

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards and Long

Workplace Pension scheme, withEmployer

Descripción de la vacante

Barchester care home is seeking an Activities Lead to create a stimulating programme for residents and families. You’ll plan imaginative activities, work with the community engagement team, and update the home’s social media to showcase activities and events.

You’ll be warm, empathetic and organised, able to motivate staff and volunteers, develop tailored activity plans, and maximise wellbeing and social engagement for every resident.

Formación

• Experience in activity planning or similar care role.
• Ability to design inclusive, engaging programmes for diverse residents.
• Strong planning and communication skills with empathy.

Responsabilidades

• Plan imaginative activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities.
• Collaborate with community groups to build local links.
• Update social media and showcase home events.
• Build meaningful relationships with residents and families.

Conocimientos

Organisational skills

Creativity

People skills

Planning

Descripción del empleo

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 homes 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 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’
• Workplace Pension scheme, with Employer contributions from 3%

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.