Apprentice Support Worker

Summary

Teamwork Trust is a North Northamptonshire charity and social enterprise which works with adults with autism, learning disabilities or mental health needs. This vacancy offers the opportunity for the ideal candidate to achieve a Level 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care, enabling them to progress into part time/full time employment within the industry.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Lead adult care worker (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:15am to 4:15pm
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 2 January
Duration: 1 year 9 months
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

The main purposes of the role are:

Ensure the service users’ voice is included at all stages.
To support the culture of co-production within the organisation.
Ensure the success of the individual service user in progression against living and learning targets as identified in person centred progression plans.
Assist the line manager to provide living and learning opportunities and community experiences.

Where you’ll work

1 STANIER CLOSE

KETTERING

NN16 9XW

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

INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP

Your training course

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Support individuals they are working with according to their personal care/support plan
Take the initiative when working outside normal duties and responsibilities
Recognise and access help when not confident or skilled in any aspect of the role that they are undertaking
Implement/facilitate the specialist assessment of social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals with cognitive, sensory and physical impairments
Contribute to the development and ongoing review of care/support plans for the individuals they support
Provide individuals with information to enable them to exercise choice on how they are supported
Encourage individuals to actively participate in the way their care and support is delivered
Ensure that individuals know what they are agreeing to regarding the way in which they are supported
Lead and support colleagues to understand how to establish informed consent when providing care and support
Guide, mentor and contribute to the development of colleagues in the execution of their duties and responsibilities
Demonstrate dignity in their working role with individuals they support, their families, carers and other professionals
Support others to understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in social care
Exhibit empathy for individuals they support, i.e. understanding and compassion
Exhibit courage in supporting individuals in ways that may challenge their own cultural and belief systems
Demonstrate and promote to other workers excellent communication skills including confirmation of understanding to individuals, their families, carers and professionals
Use and facilitate methods of communication preferred by the individual they support according to the individual’s language, cultural and sensory needs, wishes and preferences
Take the initiative and reduce environmental barriers to communication
Demonstrate and ensure that records and reports are written clearly and concisely
Lead and support others to keep information safe, preserve confidentiality in accordance with agreed ways of working
Support others, to recognise and respond to potential signs of abuse according to agreed ways of working
Work in partnership with external agencies to respond to concerns of abuse
Lead and support others to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and duty of care
Recognise, report, respond to and record unsafe practices and encourage others to do so
Lead and mentor others where appropriate to promote the wellbeing of the individuals they support
Demonstrate the management of the reduction of infection, including use of best practice in hand hygiene
Promote healthy eating and wellbeing by supporting individuals to have access to fluids, food and nutrition
Carry out fire safety procedures and manage others to do so
Develop risk assessments and use in a person centred way to support individuals safely including moving and assisting people and objects
Manage, monitor, report and respond to changes in the health and wellbeing of the individuals they support
Take the initiative to identify and form professional relationships with other people and organisations
Demonstrate, manage and support self and others to work within safe, clear professional boundaries
Take the initiative to evaluate and improve own skills and knowledge through reflective practice, supervision, feedback and learning opportunities
Demonstrate continuous professional development
Carry out research relevant to individuals’ support needs and share with others
Demonstrate where necessary mentoring and supervision to others in the workplace
Demonstrate good team/partnership working skills
Demonstrate their contribution to robust recruitment and induction processes

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

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
Team working
Eager to Learn
Listening Skill

About this company

Teamwork Trust is a North Northamptonshire charity and social enterprise which works with and supports adults with autism, learning disabilities or mental health needs. Our three centres are based in Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough. They are friendly, safe and supportive places in which our service users make new friends, access education and employment experiences and take part in on and off-site activities and classes.

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

After this apprenticeship

Part-time or full-time employment in the Health & Social Care Industry.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TEAM WORK KETTERING

Sophie Toseland

sophiet@teamworktrust.co.uk

01536511993

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284901.

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