Activities Assistant - Care Home • Swindon Barchester Healthcare
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nActivities Assistant - Care Home with Barchester Healthcare in Swindon\n\n The Activities Assistant role at Barchester Healthcare's care home in Swindon involves delivering engaging and varied activities to ensure residents can enjoy a fulfilling environment. The successful candidate will have a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to motivate and encourage others, with a genuine interest in supporting the residents. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives. As an Activities Assistant, you'll plan and deliver a diverse range of activities, social events, and outings to enhance the residents' quality of life and help them pursue their interests. You'll work closely with the residents, their families, and the wider care team to understand their needs and preferences, and create a stimulating and inclusive environment. This role requires strong interpersonal skills, creativity, and a passion for improving the lives of older adults. About us 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 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. Being a driver is preferred due to the location of the home - please research before applying. Weekend working will also be required on a rota basis. REWARDS PACKAGE In 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' 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. "}