Activities Assistant
Core
Plan and deliver a varied programme of social and therapeutic activities for residents in a residential care home, including those with dementia.
Role type
Activities Assistant (Care Home)
Builds
Social and therapeutic activity programmes for care home residents
Domain
Social Care / Residential Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Planning and coordinating events, observing resident needs, assisting with mealtimes, encouraging resident independence, adapting to changing needs
Preferred skills
Warm and outgoing personality, excellent communication, strong time management, teamwork
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Supporting the delivery of social and therapeutic activities, helping to plan and run a calendar of events, observing and responding to residents' changing needs, assisting during mealtimes, encouraging residents to maintain independence
Seniority
Entry-level / Junior