Apprentice Day Care Support Worker

Summary

A fantastic opportunity at Sensesation Day Services has been made available to join their team as an Apprentice Day Care Support Worker. Duties will include supporting individuals within the day service and accessing the wider community, maintain and promote safety & support people with their activities of daily living.

Annual wage

£13,312 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£9.00 per hour (gross) after successful completion of a 12-week probation period £9.50 per hour (gross) after completing 24 weeks of your apprenticeship program £10 per hour (gross) after completing 36 weeks of your apprenticeship program

Training course

Adult care worker (level 2)

Hours

Hours will vary on a rota basis Monday - Friday, and will include alternate Saturdays.

32 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 14 October

Duration

1 Year

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

To support individuals within the day service and accessing the wider community
To support people with their activities of daily living
To support people with their Health and Social Care needs,
To support individual to have the best day possible and create a fun, caring environment
To maintain and promote safety
Be responsive to the needs of service
To provide the people we support with autonomy, maintaining dignity and upholding human rights
Upholding and promoting professional standards
Support with providing personal care, nutrition and medication
Providing the people we support with a range of activities
Providing emotional support to people we support and families/ relatives
Completing daily records including care notes and MAR charts under supervision.
Reporting any concerns to management
Demonstrating openness and honesty at all times.
Promoting independence.
To be able to work both independently under supervision and as part of a team
Supporting colleagues

Where you’ll work

THORNCLIFFE HALL

THORNCLIFFE PARK ESTATE

NEWTON CHAMBERS ROAD

CHAPELTOWN

S35 2PH

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Your training course

Adult care worker (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Support individuals they are working with according to their personal care/support plan

Ask for help from an appropriate person when not confident or skilled in any aspect of their role

Provide individuals with information to enable them to have a choice about the way they are supported

Encourage individuals to participate in the way their care and support is delivered

Ensure the individual knows what they are agreeing to regarding the way in which they are supported

Contribute to the on-going development of care/support plans for the individual they support

Support individuals with cognitive, physical or sensory impairments

Ensure dignity is at the centre of all work with the individuals they support, their families, carers and advocates

Demonstrate all work is person centred, accommodating the individual’s needs, wishes and preferences

Demonstrate empathy (understanding and compassion) for individuals they support

Demonstrate courage in supporting people in ways that may challenge their personal/cultural beliefs

Speak clearly and exhibit positive non-verbal communication to individuals, families, carers and advocates

Use the preferred methods of communication of the individual they support according to their language, culture, sensory needs and their wishes

Identify and take steps to reduce environmental barriers to communication

Demonstrate they can check for understanding

Write clearly and concisely in records and reports

Keep information safe and confidential according to agreed ways of working

Recognise potential signs of different forms of abuse

Respond to concerns of abuse according to agreed ways of working

Recognise, report and challenge unsafe practices

Promote the health and wellbeing of the individual they support

Move people and objects safely

Demonstrate how to reduce the spread of infection, including use of best practice in hand hygiene

Demonstrate the promotion of healthy eating and wellbeing by ensuring individuals have access to fluids, food and nutrition

Demonstrate how to keep people, buildings and themselves safe and secure

Carry out fire safety procedures when required

Use risk assessments to support individuals safely

Recognise symptoms of cognitive impairment, e.g. Dementia, learning disabilities and mental health

Monitor and report changes in health and wellbeing for individuals they support

Reflect on your own work practices

Demonstrate the development of their own skills and knowledge, including core skills in writing, numbers and information technology

Demonstrate their contribution to their development plan

Demonstrate ability to work in partnership with others to support the individual

Identify sources of support when conflicts arise with other people or organisations

Demonstrate they can work within safe, clear professional boundaries

Show they can access and apply additional skills required to perform the specific job role competently

Your training plan

The course will require day release at Sheffield College (City Campus) with a duration of 12 months

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade A*-D or 9-3)
Maths (grade A*-D or 9-3)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

As this role requires providing personal care all applicants must 18+

About this company

Welcome to Sensesation day service. We are based at Thorncliffe business park and we support people with a physical and learning disabilities. Sensesation was formed out of people approaching us at our other service Blossom View wanting a day service that they could trust to meet their needs and their family’s needs.

After this apprenticeship

After successful completion of the apprenticeship programme to become a full-time member of the team

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Alice mee

alice.mee@sheffcol.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276848.

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