Divisional Activities Lead - Central Division

Barchester Healthcare; Bottisham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare’s Central Division seeks a Divisional Activities Lead to support activity staff across the division and drive a life enrichment approach in every home, aligning with the Care and Life Enrichment Framework to achieve outstanding regulatory results.

You will make weekly visits to homes, develop action plans for underperforming homes, recruit and train activities staff, and collaborate with multiple teams to deliver community-linked activities and digital tool adoption.

Qualifications

• GCSE maths and English required.
• Experience delivering in-person wellbeing and activities sessions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels, including senior stakeholders.
• Proven track record delivering targets under pressure.
• Experience working within a multi-functional team.
• Full UK driving licence with ability to travel nationwide (essential).

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support to activities staff across the division.
• Ensure an effective action plan for underperforming homes.
• Weekly visits to homes identified as needing support.
• Quarterly face-to-face meetings with Activity Coordinators to share ideas and best practices.
• Develop ideas for activities linked to the local community.
• Build relationships with organisations to support life enrichment in local homes.
• Support recruitment and training of activities staff.
• Analyse divisional and corporate data to monitor activity delivery.
• Aid activities staff with understanding and use of digital tools and equipment.
• Align with the resident experience team and life enrichment trainers.
• Collaborate with divisional experts to produce guidance, support, and policies.
• Work across departments including marketing, quality and regulation, nursing, dementia and procurement.

Skills

GCSE maths and English

In person wellbeing sessions

Effective communication at all levels

Deliver against targets under pressure

Multi-functional teamwork

Full UK driving licence and travel

Job description

Barchester’s Central Division has an opportunity for a new Divisional Activities Lead. In this key role, you will support the activity coordinator staff in the homes across the division and drive whole home approach to provide life enrichment for each and every resident. You must ensure that life enrichment adheres to the Care and Life Enrichment Framework to drive outstanding regulatory results.

Required experience and qualifications:

• GCSE level maths and English
• Experience in delivering and providing in person wellbeing and activities sessions
• Ability to communicate at all levels, including with a senior audience
• Proven track record in delivering against targets under pressure
• Evidence of ability to work effectively within a multi-functional team
• Full UK driving licence, with ability to travel across the country, including overnight stays - essential

Role and Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing support to activities staff across the division
• Ensure an effective action plan is in place for underperforming homes
• Weekly visits to homes that are identified as needing support
• Carry out quarterly face to face meetings with Activity Coordinators to share ideas, good practice, lessons learnt
• Provide ideas for activities that link to the local community
• Develop key relationships with organisations that in turn can support our vision to deliver life Enrichment in local homes
• Support with the recruitment and training of activities staff
• Analyse divisional and corporate data to provide an overview of delivery of activities
• Aid activities staff with understanding digital tools and equipment available to them
• Ensure you are aligned with the resident experience team and life enrichment training specialists
• Work collaboratively with divisional experts to produce guidance, support, and policies
• Work across departments within the company including the marketing team, quality and regulation, nursing, dementia and procurement