Barchester Healthcare
Activities Assistant - Care Home
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Activities Assistant - Care Home
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 deliver an entertainment and activities programme covering a wide range of pastimes, social activities, outings, and events. Put simply, you'll help every resident live as independently as possible and enhance their involvement with their family, friends, and the local community.
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About You
You don't need any specific experience to join us as an Activities Assistant, so you could come from any background. What matters most is that you have:
- A sense of fun and creativity
- An ability to encourage and motivate others
- That little extra—a genuine interest in the needs of the people we support
- Enthusiasm and empathy, willing to help residents live their lives to the full
With the right qualities, you’ll have opportunities to develop your skills through a range of training courses tailored to build your confidence and expertise in every aspect of your role.
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In return for your dedication, you'll receive:
- A competitive rate of pay
- Our sector-leading benefits, 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
- A Workplace Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 3%
- And 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 truly rewarding place to be.
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