Apprentice Adult Care Worker

Summary

Support customer with all aspects of daily living, so they can enjoy the best possible quality of life. You'll mostly work independently with customer(s) in their own home. Providing care offers many rewards, but can also be challenging. Compassion, good communication skills, a calm and caring manner are essential to be a successful Carer.

Annual wage

£19,968 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£9.60 per hour

Training course

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Hours

This will include a combination of care provision and, off the job training. Care provision will include working 12-hour shifts including; days, waking nights and sleeping nights. Shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 22 December

Duration

1 year 6 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

Provide safe and person centred support to the people we support as detailed in their individual Care Plan

Follow agreed Care Plans to support individuals in the following areas (if applicable):

Personal care
Medication support
Activities of daily living
Moving & Handling
Managing Finances
Nursing Care
Cognitive rehabilitation therapy
Positive Behaviour Support
Have an open-minded approach to the people we support and be flexible, adaptive and considerate of their needs at all times
Work in an anti-discriminatory manner mindful of the lifestyle, values, customs and spiritual beliefs of the individual

Encourage and enable individuals to achieve personal goals such as:

Increased social, emotional and psychological well-being
Increased physical wellbeing
Increased ability to maintain their own home
Increased independence
Demonstrate respect for the decisions, likes and dislikes of the people we support
Deliver personal care with dignity and respect to meet the specific requirements of the individual
Ensure Confidentiality at all times, in keeping with the Data Protection Act
Commit to following safeguarding guidelines to protect the adults or children in your care
Ensure the health, well-being and safety of the people you support by following agreed Care Plans and raising any concerns, including accidents and incidents promptly
Collaborate with the Regional Team Leads and Case Managers to regularly review and make recommendations for changes to Care Plans

Where you’ll work

2 Earl's Ct,

Gateshead

Tyne and Wear

NE11 0HF

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

WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED

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

Level 3 Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Standard
In house training
Level 2 Functional Skills maths/English if required
Training will be delivered via remote delivery weekly

More training information

Blended learning
Online learning via Teams
Face2face observations

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Health and Social Care (grade 4/C or above)
Maths (grade 4)
Adult Care Worker level 2 (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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

This position will be based in and around Blakelaw, Newcastle NE5 The gentleman you will be supporting has an acquired brain injury (ABI), and some restricted vision. His care team work on a 2:1 support ratio, therefore you will always be working with a more senior member of the team. The gentleman uses a hoist at home and an electric wheelchair to access the community. The role involves all aspects of personal care and some clinical support, delivered by our Registered Nurse and Clinical Educator.

About this company

KEYFORT are committed to developing our growing workforce, from the very beginning we believe that investing in an apprentice means we are investing in the future of quality care at KEYFORT. Following completion of your apprenticeship we would like to see you progress to become a Regional Team Lead with us, attracting a salary starting from £26,500.

Company benefits

• Paid Annual Leave; 5.6 weeks annual leave • Paid Enhanced DBS check • Colleague Referral Scheme • FlexEarn; which is a simple and safe way of accessing the wages you’ve already earned • Blue Light discount card • Employee of the month scheme

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

For the right person there is opportunity to secure full time employment and progress on to higher level qualifications

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED

Lesley Miller

lesley.miller@woodspeentraining.co.uk

07518 909857

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288426.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 20 December)

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