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Activities Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare · Barchester HealthcareNHS Jobs

Wisbech, PE13 3EPpermanent£13.21Closes 13/07/2026
Locations
  • Wisbech, PE13 3EP
Contract
permanent
Salary
£13.21
Posted
14/05/2026
Closes
13/07/2026
NHS reference
5345373

About this role

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The Activities Assistant at Barchester care home will deliver imaginative and varied activities to provide a motivational and fulfilling environment for residents. The role involves helping deliver a program covering a wide range of pastimes, social activities, outings, and events. The aim is to help residents live independently and enhance their involvement with family, friends, and the community. No specific experience is needed, but a sense of fun, creativity, and an interest in residents' wellbeing are important. Training and development opportunities are available to build confidence.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a well-known provider of care homes, offering quality care to residents in various locations. Barchester focuses on creating a motivational environment for its residents by offering a variety of activities and programs tailored to individual needs and interests. The organisation values creativity, empathy, and the ability to motivate residents, emphasizing the importance of allowing residents to pursue interests they enjoy. Barchester also offers a comprehensive training program for staff development and recognises employee achievements through various rewards and incentives.

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 necessary, creativity, sense of fun, motivation skills required.

Additional requirements

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
Wisbech
PE13 3EP
Employer's website
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Pay scheme
Other

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