About this role
Job summary Join Barchester Healthcare in Warrington as an Activities Assistant at their care home. The role involves creating and delivering exciting activities to enrich residents' lives, offering a supportive and motivational environment. This position suits someone with creativity and a passion for working with elderly individuals, enhancing their social involvement and enjoyment in various pastimes. Offering opportunities for skill development and competitive pay, this role is integral to providing top-quality care and stimulating engagement for residents, empowering them to live independently and maintain connections with family and the community.
Main duties of the job 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 us Barchester Healthcare is committed to providing a high standard of care for its residents by ensuring an engaging and pleasant living experience at their care homes. They offer innovative services that prioritize the dignity, independence, and quality of life of individuals under their care. At Barchester, employees are valued and regarded as vital contributors towards maintaining an environment where residents can thrive socially and emotionally. They support career development, recognizing individual dedication with a range of rewards and recognition schemes designed to aid personal and professional growth within the organization.
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.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
No specific experience is required to join this role. However, a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to encourage and motivate others is essential. An interest in the residents' well-being and enthusiasm for supporting them to lead fulfilling lives is crucial for any applicant.
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
Warrington
WA5 9PA
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)