Activities Lead - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Lasswade; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care provider as an Activities Lead, where you'll create enriching activities for residents to promote their wellbeing and independence. Your organizational and creative skills will facilitate strong community links and social engagement, making a meaningful impact in their lives.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is ideal but not essential.
• Training and development opportunities provided.

Responsibilities

• Devising imaginative, fun activities tailored to resident needs.
• Managing social media updates and community engagement.

Skills

Empathy

Organizational skills

Creativity

Communication

Job description

As an Activities Lead at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables the delivery of exceptional all-round care and support for the residents. You will be responsible for devising imaginative, fun, and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability, with the aim of maximizing the residents' wellbeing, independence, and social engagement.

Main duties of the job

The Activities Lead role involves being computer literate, working closely with the community engagement team to create community links and showcase the care home, and updating the home's social media platforms. You will need to be warm, empathetic, and personable, with strong organizational skills and a driven mindset to ensure things get done. Your infectious enthusiasm and creative approach will inspire the 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 high-quality care homes in the UK. They are committed to creating a stimulating and supportive environment for their residents, with a focus on celebrating life and promoting independence and social engagement.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUYou'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 PACKAGEIn 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.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Any similar experience would be ideal, but it isn't essential, as the company will provide the necessary training and development opportunities to help you progress your career with them.

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.