Support Worker - Health and Social Care Apprenticeship - Oxfordshire – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Albany Care are looking for an Apprentice Care Assistant. You will be studying toward your Level 2 Apprenticeship. Albany Care is a provider supporting individuals with Learning Disabilities / Mental Health / Challenging Behaviour and other complex needs, with homes located in Hampshire, Oxfordshire & Northampton. No experience required. 18+ only due to the nature of the role.

Annual wage: £18,720 a year
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Training course: Adult care worker (level 2)
Hours: x3 12 hour shifts (08:00-20:00) Days to be confirmed.
36 hours a week
Possible start date: Sunday 9 February
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

We are looking to recruit caring, passionate and enthusiastic individuals to support our service users in our residential settings. The homes support up to 6 residents. Your role will be to provide one to one support for our residents including personal care, cooking for / with them, accompanying them on days out, and generally providing a friendly face for them to engage with. Other duties include record keeping and medication administration.

To share in home making activities with the people we support, helping them to gain skills to promote independence.
Arranging and sequencing activities and following direction from shift leading staff or senior staff members that will request you support people throughout the day.
To carry out daily tasks according to in-house schedules and record all events throughout the day and abide by the written guidelines.
To provide opportunities for the people we support to practice existing skills and to develop new useful skills.
To accompany the people we support on outings, holidays, dental and hospital appointments, to and from day work placements.
To assist the people we support to be actively involved in their care and support plans and tell us how they prefer their needs to be supported. e.g. purchasing of their own clothing personal effects.
To work with visiting teaching, medical, psychology, physiotherapy, PBS, and other specialist staff in devising and carrying out joint programmes for the care and training of each service user.
To observe, record and report to the Manager the progress/decline of each person supported.
To administer medications to services users of the home in accordance with their specific prescriptions and MAR sheets.
Report any complaints by or on behalf of the people we support to the Manager, using the Albany Care Group complaints procedure.
To report to the Manager accidents, illness and alleged or witnessed abuse involving the people we support, immediately.
To welcome everyone’s relatives, friends, social contacts, advocates, in a respectful, polite and friendly manner, listen and give relevant information.
To report to the Manager potential hazards in equipment and building in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
To attend staff meetings as required and to participate in discussions.
To participate in in-service training, both in-house and core training curriculum study days.
To strictly observe confidentiality rules and adhere to GDPR
To report for duty dressed in an appropriate manner, which is suitable for work within the home.
To work diligently in the home and to respect the people we work with wishes, so far as it is possible.
To promote the home and its work, in the local community.
To ensure that local community facilities are used by the service users for training and recreation purposes.

In return for your dedication and care we reward all our employees with a competitive salary package and an extensive training program. We also believe in career progression and promoting from within. Our staff are as special as the people we support, and we strive to bring excellence into every aspect of what we do.

Excellent induction programme
Full training programme
Free DBS checks
Competitive salary with pay review after completion of probation
Career progression
Employee assistance programme

Should you hold a Full UK Driving License you will be required to drive company vehicles.

Where you’ll work

Holts Farm, Hopcrofts Holt, Steeple Aston

Bicester

OX25 5QQ

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

PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS 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

Paragon Skills is a leading national Apprenticeship training provider, supporting over 4,000 learners and 1,500 organisations. Paragon Skills has some of the highest success and achievement rates in the industry.

It has an Ofsted Grade 2 Good rating and an overall achievement rate of 71.4%, exceeding the national average of 65.6%. Using a blended approach, learners are always at the forefront of our priorities. All learners are assigned a Personal Tutor who will be their main point of contact.

This involves regular catch-ups, check-in emails and calls. Your employer will agree to give you 20% of your working hours solely towards your study.

This will give you every chance to achieve the highest grade possible! On completion of this 12 month apprenticeship you will have gained; Adult Care Worker - Level 2 Apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Health and Social Care (grade Pass)

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

Other requirements

Working hours Please note that anyone under the age of 18 can only work a maximum of 40 hours per week. Any role which exceeds these hours should be amended accordingly, to fall in line with the legislation.

About this company

Our mission at the Albany Care Group is to promote the independence of individuals of all ages and abilities by empowering them to pursue their passions, reach their individual goals and achieve social, emotional, and physical well-being in the community and at home. Our aim is to support people to do what they want to do, giving them opportunities that enable them to be who they want to be.

After this apprenticeship

Possibility of a full time role after the completion of the apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000291919.

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Closes on Sunday 2 February

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