About this role
Job summary 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. Enthusiastic and empathetic, you're someone
Main duties of the job As an Activities Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you will be responsible for delivering a variety of fun and imaginative activities in a care home setting. Your role plays a crucial part in creating a motivational and fulfilling environment for the residents, allowing them to engage in activities that they most enjoy. The main responsibilities include implementing a diverse program of activities, social engagements, outings, and events, which ensures that residents lead independent lives with continued involvement with family, friends, and the local community. No specific experience is required to take on this role, making it accessible to candidates from different backgrounds. However, having a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to motivate and encourage others is essential. A genuine interest in working with people and an empathetic and enthusiastic nature are also key to succeeding in this role. The position offers opportunities for skill development through a range of courses.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading care provider with a focus on delivering high-quality care services for the elderly and vulnerable. They operate numerous care homes, each designed to provide the ideal environment for residents to receive personalized care and support. At Barchester, they place significant importance on residents' well-being, aiming to enrich their lives through various activities and social interactions. Employees at Barchester are provided with sector-leading benefits and rewards, including training and development opportunities, access to support tools, and a variety of retail discounts. The organisation values staff dedication, acknowledged through bonus schemes, employee of the month rewards, and long service awards. Barchester offers a workplace pension scheme where employer contributions begin at 3%, highlighting their commitment to ensuring long-term financial wellness for their employees.
Job description Job responsibilities
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 needed for the role of Activities Assistant; candidates can come from any background.
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
Bromley
BR2 7BX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)