NHSCloses in 41 days

Activities Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

Maidstone, ME17 3ZB

Salary

£13.37

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

11 October 2026

41 days left

Job description

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...

The role of an Activities Assistant at Barchester Healthcare involves delivering imaginative, fun, and varied activities for residents in a care home setting. The job is about creating a motivational and fulfilling environment, where residents can pursue interests they enjoy. Activities can include a range of social pastimes, outings, and events. The position demands someone with a sense of fun, creativity, and the ability to encourage and motivate others. Experience is not required, as the employer offers training and development opportunities to enhance skills. The job emphasizes making a real impact on residents' lives, helping them live as independently as possible, and fostering engagement with family, friends, and the community.

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.

#0508

Barchester Healthcare is a well-established company specializing in providing quality care for residents in care homes. At the heart of their operation is a commitment to ensuring a motivating and enjoyable environment where each resident can pursue personal interests. The company values employees who can bring creativity and motivation to their roles, and they offer training and development opportunities for skills enhancement. Barchester Healthcare strives to make a positive impact on the lives of residents, emphasizing independence, community involvement, and support. Employees are rewarded with competitive salaries and benefits, reflecting Barchester's dedication to quality care and employee satisfaction.

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required; candidates with creativity, a sense of fun, and the ability to motivate and encourage others are encouraged to apply.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

12 August 2026

Last checked

14 August 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

BH
Barchester Healthcare

NHS organisation

This listing was structured from NHS Jobs. Vacancy details and the application process remain the responsibility of the original source.

We would like to set one optional cookie that recognises your browser when you come back, so we can tell returning visitors from new ones. It stays off unless you say yes, and you can change your mind at any time. Cookies that keep you signed in are always on. Read our cookie policy