Activities Assistant - Care Home

Job summary

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 YOU You 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

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. You'll help every resident to live as independently as possible and enhance their involvement with their family, friends and the local community. You 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 need to have a real interest in the people we support. Enthusiastic and empathetic, you'll enjoy helping our residents to live their lives to the full.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care and nursing homes in the UK. They are committed to offering exceptional care and creating environments where their residents can enjoy living to the fullest. Barchester Healthcare believes in providing quality care that one would expect for their own family members. They offer a variety of services including residential care, nursing care, dementia care, and assisted living. Being part of Barchester means you join a team that is devoted to delivering high-quality and compassionate care. They provide extensive training and development opportunities for their staff to ensure the best care is given. Employees at Barchester are offered a range of benefits and rewards including free training, retail discounts, and a supportive work environment. Barchester prides itself on investing in its workforce and providing career advancement opportunities.

Details

• Date posted: 12 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.21 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: 1505314688
• Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Ludlow, SY8 1LS, United Kingdom

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.