Apprentice Recovery Worker

Summary

Ealing are excited to announce new positions for Apprentice Recovery Workers to join our service! We’re on the lookout for passionate individuals from the vibrant Ealing borough to be part of something special. If you’re eager to make an impact in the Ealing community, this is a fantastic role for you!

Annual wage: £14,815.33 a year
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Training course: Adult care worker (level 2)
Hours: 37.5 hour per week, exact shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 20 December
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions available: 6

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

Some of the things you will learn about throughout your apprenticeship:

- How to support the recovery team in engaging people who have substance misuse problems, providing them with advice, support and recovery focused interventions to support their recovery and primary health care needs
- Over time and with training, build therapeutic relationships and deliver a tailor-made package of care
- How to participate in service user assessments and learn to develop individual recovery plans that clearly identify how achieving each goal will enable progression in addressing substance use and re/integrating into the community
- Service based recovery communities, and how they can support individual’s recovery journeys
- How to accurately collect and record service based data
- Risk assessments and risk management and how to complete the relevant paperwork
- How other team members’ work, such as prescribing clinicians, nurses and Psychologists
- About the process of developing ‘recovery resources’ and accessing peer and mutual support groups so that you can support service users in developing their own recovery strategies

Where you’ll work

99-103 The Broadway

West Ealing

Uxbridge Road

W13 9BP

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

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

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 workerapprenticeship standard, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required.

Requirements

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
Customer care skills
Team working
Non judgemental
Microsoft Office

Other requirements

About you: - An interest in the social care sector, within the field of drugs and alcohol - Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, with a willingness to work with managers, colleagues, and peers in order to deliver service objectives - Good time management skills, and an ability to work on own initiative Knowledge and experience of using IT applications such Microsoft Word and Excel - Ability to work and study in order to gain positive outcomes for service users and yourself - Ability to work as part of a team - A commitment to seek learning opportunities to improve and broaden your own professional knowledge What we will give to you: - 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service - Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme - Contributory pension scheme - A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. - A friendly and supportive team - Training, career development & progression opportunities - Refer a Friend Scheme

About this company

Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of our Service Users. Our team, guided by the values 'Be open, be compassionate, and be bold,' works diligently to help individuals change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

After this apprenticeship

Training, career development & progression opportunities for the right candidate

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000287950.

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Closes in 25 days (Friday 13 December)

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