At a Glance
- Tasks: Enhance daily life for residents through engaging activities and support.
- Company: Cedar Lodge Care Home, part of a leading care provider in the UK.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, paid DBS, pension, uniform, and generous annual leave.
- Other info: Join a supportive team that values trust, respect, passion, kindness, and inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while developing your career in care.
- Qualifications: Experience in activities or transferable skills from hospitality, events, or childcare.
The predicted salary is between 12.71 - 12.71 £ per hour.
Cedar Lodge Care Home is a well established service in Taunton, Somerset, providing specialist dementia, palliative and respite care for up to 39 residents, alongside The Limes, a dedicated mental health community supporting a further 15 individuals. Set in a peaceful location, the home offers a welcoming, supportive environment with a strong focus on personalised care, dignity and wellbeing across both services.
Activities Assistant Contract
- £12.71 per hour
- Paid DBS, pension, uniform provided
- 5.6 weeks annual leave (based on a full time contract)
Role Overview
As an Activities Assistant, you will play a key role in enhancing daily life within a specialist complex care setting, supporting individuals with a range of complex physical and mental health needs.
Building positive relationships is essential, helping you understand individual preferences, behaviours and communication styles to support inclusive participation. A creative, organised and enthusiastic approach is required. Previous experience in activities or a similar role is beneficial; however, candidates with transferable skills from roles such as hospitality, events, childcare or community work are encouraged to apply.
About us
Cedar Lodge Care Home is part of Willinbrook Healthcare, the specialist complex care division of Care Concern Group, a family owned, market leading care provider with a strong and growing presence across the United Kingdom. We are committed to delivering high quality care and developing supportive, rewarding workplaces where our teams can thrive.
Through Willinbrook Healthcare, we deliver high quality, clinically led care for adults with complex physical and mental health needs within specialist, supportive environments.
Our five core values Trust, Respect, Passion, Kindness and Inclusivity are at the heart of everything we do, shaping the care we deliver and the environments we create. If you share these values and want to build or develop your career in a specialist care environment, we would love to hear from you.
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