Activities Assistant

Job summary

Please note, we cannot provide sponsorships.

Are you looking to start your career in care, or to gain experience delivering activities? Are you looking for a fulfilling and rewarding role where you can utilize your imagination, ideas and creativity?

Why not join our team at Kingsway View as an Activities Assistant!

Our newly opened care home in Derby, Kingsway View is seeking an Activities Assistant to join us on this exciting new journey. Providing residential, respite, dementia and nursing care, with 80 state-of-the-art rooms for residents to reside in, spacious dining and lounge areas, an on-site cafe?, floor-to-ceiling windows, and so much more, we are excited to be bringing this opportunity to Derby!

What you will receive as an Activities Assistant;

· £12.40 per hour

· Part-time, permanent contract

· 28 hours per week on a 6-weekly rolling rota

· 8.5-hour shifts, 9.30am-6pm, 3 on 3 off

· Derby-based with fantastic transport links - DE22 3ZB

· Space to bring your ideas, creativity and imagination to life

What benefits you will receive as an Activities Assistant;

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Claim cash back on dental, eye care, physio, prescriptions etc
• 24/7 counselling service
• 24/7 GP service
• And more..
• Referral programme – claim up to £200 for referring a friend
• Employee of the month
• Care Awards
• Double Pay on bank holidays
• Early Pay Day scheme
• Various learning and development opportunities

What you will need to be successful as an Activities Assistant;

· Experience working within a caring environment

· Experience in planning, preparing and delivering activities to groups and individuals

· Fantastic written and verbal communication skills, with the natural ability to engage and include people from a diverse range of backgrounds

· A flexible but organised approach to managing your own workload.

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.