Adult Care Worker apprentice
SOUTH WESTERN CARE SERVICES LTD
CORNWALL, TR13 0LW
Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 7 January at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 November 2024
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Summary
South Western Care Services 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
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£18,720 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£12.00 weekday day shifts £12.50 weekday evening shifts £13.00 weened day shifts £13.50 weekend evening shifts £12.50 travel time
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts available 7am - 3pm or 3pm - 10pm.
Shifts can be flexible depending on availability.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 14 January
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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2
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
- Visiting service users in their own home and in the community
- Offer social, domestic, personal care and palliative care
- Companionship
- Fluid and nutrition support
- Outreach support
- Light domestic duties
Where you’ll work
UNIT 4A
WATER-MA-TROUT
HELSTON
CORNWALL
TR13 0LW
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
- Driving licence is required. - Working mobile phone is required. - Subject to DBS check and DBSAF check. - Require 2 references. - Must have business use on car insurance. - Minimum of 2 forms of identification.
About this company
South Western Care Services was established in 2011 by Mrs Tracey Marie Thorpe - following a career in care in both carer and managerial roles Tracey decided to put her knowledge, training and experience into setting up her own domiciliary care agency providing quality care to the elderly within their own homes with the help of a team of experienced, dedicated carers and office staff that have joined force with Tracey over the years. Tracey is the registered provider with the Care Quality Commission, who regulate the service. All inspections and outcomes can be found at www.cqc.org.uk . In 2019 Tracey's daughter Rosie Thorpe became a registered manager of South Western Care Services. • Commissioned by Cornwall Council and the NHS. • Cover Helston, Mullion, Porthleven, Hayle & surrounding villages
https://www.swcareservices.net/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
45p per mile
After this apprenticeship
Progression to the Level 3 qualification and full time employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CORNWALL COLLEGE
Holly
01209616452
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288809.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 7 January at 11:59pm)
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