Adult Care Worker apprentice

Summary

Cathedral View House are offering an exciting opportunity to join their dynamic team as an Adult Care Worker apprentice! Gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to kickstart your career in the Health & Social Care sector.

Annual wage

£23,634 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Two day paid induction and onboarding. Mandatory company training is paid for. Weekly pay every Friday. You are entitled to 5.6 weeks annual leave per year pro rata.

Training course

Adult care worker (level 2)

Hours

Mixture of shifts over a seven-day week from Sunday to Friday. (Alternative weekends) Early shifts: 07.00-14:00 Late shifts: 14.00-21.30 Night shifts 21:00-07.30 (if applicable)

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 13 January

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

Care Assistant is one of the roles in a team that work together. This team is made up of all staff in the home; nurses, officers, senior carers, kitchen, laundry, cleaners, management, maintenance and activities to ensure that all residents needs are met (including personal hygiene, continence, fluid and nutrition, and more), their dignity is always protected while maintaining a professional relationship.

Care Assistants are to encourage independence, ensure privacy and respect.
Care Assistants help create a safe environment where residents feel comfortable, supported and empowered to live their life to the best of their ability.
As a Care Assistant you will be supported by your senior carer on shift and supervised by the nurse in charge.
Care Assistants are expected to provide and maintain the highest standard of care in accordance with policies, aims and objectives of Cathedral View.

Where you’ll work

Cathedral View House

Kenwyn Church Road

Truro

TR1 3DR

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

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

The Apprenticeship Standard is Level 2 Adult Care worker.
You will be required to attend St Austell College a day a week as part of your apprenticeship training. You will receive on and off-the-job training and support from an assessor and an Apprenticeship advisor.

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Applicants will need to reliably commute to work. Consider public transport links depending on where you are based. Onsite car parking.

About this company

Cathedral View House is a provider of high quality residential & nursing Care. They are registered for a number of dementia patients. They are privately owned, run by trained nursing staff and health care staff. Two homes set in beautiful private grounds in a quiet area of Truro.

http://www.cathedralviewcare.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Senior care opportunities.

A lot of our previous apprentices have gone on to complete their nurse training and other professional routes through university. They then have come back to work with us in their profession.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Holly

01209616452

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288545.

Apply now

Closes on Wednesday 8 January

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