Adult Care Worker Apprentice

Summary

Trelawney Care Ltd are offering an exciting opportunity to join their team as an Apprentice Adult Care Worker. You will gain experience in a range of care services including personal care and companionship while helping support individuals to live independently in their own homes.

Wage

£19,047.60 a year

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Extra pay for evening and weekend work

Training course

Adult care worker (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Sunday, shifts between 7.00am to 10.00pm.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

Travelling from house to house, providing visits that range on average from 30 minutes to 1 hour, however some social and domestic visits may be 2+ hours.

Reading and following care plans to ensure they are fulfilling their duties to each individual.

Supporting individuals to meet their daily living needs, tasks can include, but are not limited to:

Supporting with washing – including grooming
Supporting with dressing
Toileting needs and intimate hygiene – including catheter and stoma care
Meeting nutritional and fluid needs
Medication handling and administration
Domestic duties
Social Inclusion
Safely use equipment to assist and aid mobility
Work as a team member
Providing emotional and well-being support
Partnership Working with other professionals involved in individual’s care
Use technology to support and enhance the delivery of care
Identify and report safety or well-being concerns

Where you’ll work

1 The Setons
Tolvaddon Energy Park, Tolvaddon
Camborne
TR14 0HX

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

CORNWALL 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

You will be working towards a Level 2 Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship standard.

Level 2 Diploma in Care.

You will receive on and off the job training and support from an Assessor and an Apprenticeship Advisor.

As part of your apprenticeship training you may be asked to attend Cornwall College Camborne, or St Austell on occasions, but the majority of delivery is remote which is one day a week.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 3/D)
Maths (grade 3/D)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

The successful candidate will need to have a driving licence to travel between locations in the local community. Shift pattern is negotiable, shift pattern typically range from 7am to 2pm / 4pm to 10pm

About this company

Lending Hands in Care Ltd is a home care service provider operating in Cornwall, offering a range of personalized care services to support individuals in their own homes. Their services include: personal care, dementia care, care for older adults (65+), care for younger adults (under 65), support for individuals with physical disabilities and assistance for those with sensory impairments

After this apprenticeship

There may be the opportunity for permanent full time employment for the successful candidate upon completion of this apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Ceri

01209 616103

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316746.

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Closes on Monday 30 June 2025

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