Adult Care Level 2 Apprenticeship - Dignus Care - Lee Hall
DIGNUS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Birmingham (B33 8JX)
Closes in 21 days (Monday 19 May 2025)
Posted on 28 April 2025
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Summary
Are you looking to start your Adult Care career. Shifts are 7am – 2.30pm / 2.30pm – 10pm Night Shift 10pm – 7am, Mon to Sun. Made up of 4 spacious self-contained 1 Bed apartments, this is a rewarding role that involves working as part of a team to plan, organise and provide exceptional care for people who need extra support in their daily liv
- Wage
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£19,240 a year
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Sunday, shifts to be confirmed
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 26 May 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
As an adult care apprentice you will be a key member of the team.
Your daily activities may include:
- Planning and completing activities with the service users that will enhance their quality of life
- Assisting service users with their personal care needs including getting up in the morning, dressing, undressing, washing, bathing and using the toilet
- Helping to prepare meals and drinks
- Completing service user records and paperwork in line with legislation
- Ensuring health and safety is followed at all times and the require standards are met
This position would suit a candidate with a friendly and approachable manner, who is able to work on their own initiative and prepared to commit to the work required for an apprenticeship.
Where you’ll work
Dignus Health Care, 179 Lea Hall Road
Birmingham
B33 8JX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
ASPIRATION TRAINING 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 Worker Apprenticeship, which includes:
- Level 2 Diploma in Care
- Level 1 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 4-9)
- English (grade 4-9)
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
- Non judgemental
- Team working
- Patience
Other requirements
If you are using public transport to get to this employer, please ensure you have researched the route and that a regular service is available.
About this company
Dignus Specialist Care provides residential care services to individuals with challenging mental health conditions and learning disabilities including autistic spectrum disorders and physical and sensory disabilities. They support individuals with conditions and challenges that include: Autism, Dementia, Mental Health, Sensory Impairment. Challenging Behaviour, Palliative Care, Down Syndrome, PDA – Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome Whilst these are the conditions they typically support, their success comes from knowing the individual not the label; what makes them who they are and how they can work with them to help them live the life they desire. Dignus Care pride themselves on seeing the person beyond the condition, and their services are focused on providing safe spaces that give all service users the opportunity to live a fulfilled life in a supported environment.
After this apprenticeship
- There may be the opportunity to continue your employment at the end of the level 2 apprenticeship and progress to level 3
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ASPIRATION TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316165.
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Closes in 21 days (Monday 19 May 2025)
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