About this role
Job summary This role will be working 20 hours per week and 1 day of the weekend on a rotational weekend basis. ABOUT THE ROLE As an Activities Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll deliver imaginative, fun and varied activities to ensure our residents can enjoy an environment that is motivational and fulfilling. We want to make sure each individual can pursue the interests they most enjoy and that means you'll have a real impact on our residents' lives. The Activities Assistant role involves helping us to deliver an entertainment and activities programme that covers a wide range of pastimes, social activities, outings and events. Put simply, you'll help every resident to live as independently as possible and enhance their involvement with their family, friends and the local community. ABOUT YOU You don't need any specific experience to join us as an Activities Assistant, so you could come from any background. What's important is that you have a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to encourage and motivate others. You'll also need to have that little extra something a real interest in the people we support.
Main duties of the job As an Activities Assistant at Barchester care home, your role is to deliver engaging and varied activities to create a motivational and fulfilling environment for residents. Your work will have a significant impact on our residents' lives by allowing each person to pursue their interests. The role includes providing entertainment and a wide range of activities, ensuring that every resident can live independently and maintain connections with family, friends, and the community. Experience is not required; rather, a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to motivate others are crucial. We offer free training, retail discounts, a refer-a-friend bonus, employee awards, and a workplace pension scheme.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a reputable provider of care home services, offering various career opportunities within its care facilities. The company prides itself on creating a supportive and engaging environment where both staff and residents can thrive. The dedication to providing quality care is reflected in its comprehensive rewards package, including free training and development, wellbeing tools, retail discounts, and a refer-a-friend bonus scheme. Staff members are celebrated for their achievements through Employee of the Month and Long Service Awards. Barchester's aim is to ensure its residents receive the best care possible while maintaining their independence and community involvement.
Job description Job responsibilities
This role will be working 20 hours per week and 1 day of the weekend on a rotational weekend basis.
ABOUT THE ROLEAs an Activities Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll deliver imaginative, fun and varied activities to ensure our residents can enjoy an environment that is motivational and fulfilling. We want to make sure each individual can pursue the interests they most enjoy and that means you'll have a real impact on our residents' lives. The Activities Assistant role involves helping us to deliver an entertainment and activities programme that covers a wide range of pastimes, social activities, outings and events. Put simply, you'll help every resident to live as independently as possible and enhance their involvement with their family, friends and the local community.
ABOUT YOUYou don't need any specific experience to join us as an Activities Assistant, so you could come from any background. What's important is that you have a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to encourage and motivate others. You'll also need to have that little extra something a real interest in the people we support. Enthusiastic and empathetic, you're someone who'll really enjoy helping our residents to live their lives to the full. Bring us all of that, and you'll have every opportunity to develop your skills further with a range of courses designed to build your confidence in every aspect of your role.
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'
Workplace Pension scheme, with Employer contributions from 3%
And so much more!
If you'd like to use your creativity 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
No specific qualifications are required, but a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to motivate are important.
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.
Employer details Employer name Barchester Healthcare
Address Barchester Healthcare
Brackley
NN13 6JZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)