Lifestyle Co-ordinator Apprentice - Adult Social Care Worker – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

As a Lifestyle Co-ordinator, you will be responsible for supporting people to achieve their goals, based within the home or local community. Activities of support vary from daily living skills, personal care, travel, medication administration, teaching and maintaining of independent life skills.

Annual wage: £11,648 a year
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Training course: Adult care worker (level 2)
Hours: Initially the role will be working Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm, but as the role progresses you will work shifts. Working hours will vary depending on the customer’s needs and availability of the employee.
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 9 December
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 assist customers with activities of daily living as per an initial assessment and ‘MyLife My Choices’ support plan completed by the Team Manager and agreed with the customer. Principle duties may include but are not limited to the following:

Duties are varied and personalised to the customer’s needs such as:

To general housekeeping e.g. cooking, shopping, domestic duties etc. and helping customers to maintain all aspects of their domestic lives
To providing help with all aspects of personal care
To assisting customers in the administration of medication if required
To facilitate socialisation and participation in community activities e.g. visiting family/friends, walks, cinema/theatre, meals out, going for a drive (where required), reading etc.
To monitoring and recording of achievement of goals and outcomes on customer support notes
To liaise with customers, families, friends, advocates, external agencies and the management team to provide a consistent approach that meets the individual needs of each customer
To support customers when raising issues or complaints
To signpost customers to relevant agencies/organisations
To empathise and actively listen in a sensitive manner accessing appropriate additional support where necessary
To support customers to access appropriate health care provision enabling them to make an informed choice regarding any prescribed treatment, seeking advice where necessary
To create opportunities for customers to develop, establish and maintain personal relationships and social networks, which encourage greater participation and integration in their chosen communities
To mentor colleagues.
To carry out duties in line with the customer support plan and your job description.

The Employee would be expected to:

To preserve independence and dignity of the customer
To manage personal care with both dignity and respect
To report any changes/issues concerning the customer to their Team Manager
To be proactive in observing changes in a customer’s condition; take action to report and rectify faults
To read and abide by the support plan set out in the customer’s support plan and risk assessment
To support the completion of administrative tasks such as record keeping in relation to customer’s daily support notes, ‘My Life My choices’ and activity risk assessments
To undertake sleep-in duties, which may form part of their core duties
To support and understand each individual customer’s needs; valuing colleagues
To report back any areas of risk, not previously identified, to the Team Manager
To maintain confidentiality and committing not to divulge information to third parties unless consent to share information has been given in writing and agreed
To work in accordance with your job description/contract of employment and any policies/procedures and guidelines of The Oaklea Trust and the Care Quality Commission
To promote equality and diversity
To work in accordance with the Health & Safety Act 1974
To provide safe, effective high quality care and report any concerns as per Safeguarding procedures
To contribute to the overall development of the Oaklea team and promote a positive image of the customers and The Oaklea Trust.
To participate in e-learning/training courses/seminars held internally and by outside agencies

This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of
duties, but a reflection of the present requirements of the role. The actual job content will be subject to periodic review on discussion with the post holder.

Where you’ll work

46 Westgarth Grove

Shotton Colliery

Durham

DH6 2YB

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

EAST DURHAM COLLEGE

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

Level 2 Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Standard
Diploma in Care level 2
English and maths Functional Skills if required - if not required, maths and English upskill will still be provided but you do not need to sit an exam
Preparation for End Point Assessment
Delivery method and location to be confirmed

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4 / C and above)
Maths (grade 4 / C and above)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

The successful candidate will be expected to provide a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and references.

About this company

We are a charity based in Cumbria, Lancashire, County Durham & Northumberland. We support disabled, disadvantaged and vulnerable children and adults.

https://www.oakleatrust.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to continue their learning by progressing to the next level qualification and permanent employment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EAST DURHAM COLLEGE

Emma Louise Norbury

emma.norbury@eastdurham.ac.uk

0191 5185587

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284625.

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Closes on Monday 2 December

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