Activities Lead - Care Home

As an Activities Lead at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables the delivery of exceptional all-round care and support for the residents. You will be responsible for designing and implementing engaging activities that celebrate life and promote the wellbeing, independence, and social engagement of the residents.

Main duties of the job

The Activities Lead will be computer literate and able to work closely with the community engagement team to create community links and showcase the care home. They will also be responsible for updating the home's social media platforms. The role requires a warm, empathetic, and personable approach to get to know the residents and their families, and then create tailored activity programmes. Strong organizational skills, a driven mindset, and an infectious enthusiasm and creative approach are essential to inspire both residents and staff to participate in activities within the home and in the local community.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As an Activities Lead at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for our residents. You will be computer literate and able to work closely with our community engagement team to create community links and showcase our home. You will also be responsible for updating the home's social media platforms. Our ethos is all about celebrating life, so you'll help to devise imaginative, fun, and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability. An extremely rewarding role, part of your time as an Activities Coordinator will be spent getting to know our residents and their families before you create tailored activities programmes focused on maximizing everyone's wellbeing, independence, and social engagement.

ABOUT YOU You'll need to be warm, empathetic, and personable to join us as an Activities Lead. Your organizational skills and driven mindset mean you always get things done and make things happen. Meanwhile, your infectious enthusiasm and creative approach will inspire our residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community. Any similar experience would be ideal, but it isn't essential, especially because we'll make sure you have the training you need to develop your skills and progress your career with us.

Must be able to work weekends and bank holidays.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• While previous similar experience is ideal, it is not essential, as the employer will provide the necessary training and support to develop the candidate's skills and progress their career within the organization.

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.