Activities Lead - Care Home

NHS; Knaresborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Knaresborough is looking for an Activities Lead to create engaging and imaginative activities for residents, focusing on their well-being and social engagement. You will collaborate with the community team and manage social media. Ideal candidates are warm, creative, and organized, with a passion for improving residents' quality of life. Competitive salary and excellent benefits offered.

Benefits

Free training and development

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 attitude needed.
• Experience in similar roles is ideal, but not essential.
• Organisational skills and a driven mindset are important.

Responsibilities

• Create imaginative and motivational activities for residents.
• Work closely with the community engagement team.
• Update the home's social media platforms.

Skills

Organisational skills

Empathy

Creativity

Computer literacy

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 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.

Main duties of the job

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 creating tailored activities programmes focused on maximising everyone's wellbeing, independence, and social engagement.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the largest independent providers of residential care, nursing care, and specialist care services in the United Kingdom. The company operates over 200 care homes across England, Wales, and Scotland, providing high-quality care and support to thousands of elderly and vulnerable people.

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 creating 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

• 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.

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.