About this role
Job summary Join Barchester Healthcare as an Activities Assistant in Cardiff and make a meaningful impact on the lives of care home residents. As an Activities Assistant, you will play a key role in delivering engaging and varied activities that contribute to a fulfilling and motivational environment for the residents. This position offers the opportunity to work in a nurturing and supportive team, helping residents pursue interests that enrich their lives and ensure their independence. With a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, this is an excellent opportunity for someone with creativity, empathy, and a keen interest in enhancing the quality of life for care home residents.
Main duties of the job 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 a leading independent care provider, committed to providing quality care to its residents. With a focus on creating a comfortable and supportive environment, the organisation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for its residents through a range of engaging activities and personalised care plans. Barchester Healthcare values its staff and offers continuous professional development opportunities to ensure that employees can grow and succeed in their roles. The company prides itself on its sector-leading rewards package, offering benefits such as training, wellness support, and employee recognition schemes.
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 experience is required for this role. The ideal candidate will possess a sense of fun, creativity, and an ability to motivate others. Enthusiasm, empathy, and a genuine interest in the wellbeing and support of residents are essential attributes for an Activities Assistant.
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
Cardiff
CF3 2UQ
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)