Field Care Supervisor Apprentice

ALICE CHILTON IN HOME CARE SERVICES LTD

WILMSLOW, SK9 3HQ

Closes on Tuesday 28 January

Posted on 16 December 2024


Summary

As a Field Care Supervisor/Manager, you will support the Registered Care Manager in delivering exceptional care by building strong relationships with clients, their families and supporting our Care Team to ensure they are able to deliver outstanding care for clients.

Annual wage
£23,850 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)
Hours
3-4 days in the field, 1 day working in the office and every other week working either Saturday or Sunday. Shifts TBC. Mornings and Evening work will be allocated as part of rota.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 3 February

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

Duties include:

  • 70/75% to provide care to our clients as your rota on a weekly basis, companionship, personal care, and home help.
  • Complete quality assurance visits to clients and their families.
  • Introduce carers to new clients.
  • Carry out care team spot checks; assess and identify any training needs.
  • Complete risk assessments.
  • Mentor new members of the care team.
  • Carry out on call shifts as required.
  • Weekend on call, every 4th week of the month or as revised.
  • Provide weekly feedback to Registered Care Manager.
  • Assist in the development and training of Senior Carers.
  • Input into new client and carer team initiatives to ensure quality standards are met and exceeded.
  • Answering out of hours calls as required.
  • Completing client and care team diary entries on care planning software.
  • Undertake client care plan reviews.
  • Responsible for own administration; preparing/typing client and care team documents, filing, updating care planning system, making diary entries.
  • Provide office support as required, taking client and care team calls, dealing with enquiries and queries and support for the Registered Care Manager.
  • Managing your rota and diary.

Where you’ll work

29 THE PADDOCK

HANDFORTH

WILMSLOW

SK9 3HQ

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

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

Your training course

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Apply professional judgement, standards and codes of practice relevant to the role
  • Develop and sustain professional relationships with others
  • Identify and access specialist help required to carry out role
  • Lead the specialist assessment of social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals with cognitive, sensory and physical impairments
  • Mentor colleagues to encourage individuals to actively participate in the way their care and support is delivered
  • Contribute to the implementation of processes to implement and review support plans
  • Provide leadership and mentoring to others for whom they are responsible
  • Apply risk management policies
  • Contribute to the quality assurance of the service provided
  • Implement a culture that actively promotes dignity and respects diversity and inclusion
  • Model high levels of empathy, understanding and compassion
  • Model effective communication skills
  • Identify and address barriers to communication using appropriate resources
  • Apply organisational processes to record, maintain, store and share information
  • Provide meaningful information to support people to make informed choices
  • Apply and support others to adhere to safeguarding procedures
  • Work in partnership with external agencies to respond to safeguarding concerns
  • Apply person centred approaches to promote health and wellbeing
  • Collaborate with external partners to achieve best outcomes in health and wellbeing
  • Evaluate own practice and access identified development opportunities
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of own leadership, mentoring and supervision skills and take steps to enhance performance
  • Value individuals to develop effective teams in order to achieve best outcomes
  • Contribute to the development of an effective learning culture
  • Lead robust, values-based recruitment and selection processes
  • Contribute to the induction process by developing the knowledge of individuals within their role
  • Lead and support others in professional development through personal development plans, supervision, reflective practice, research, evidence based practice and access to learning and development opportunities

Your training plan

  • L4 Lead practitioner in adult care Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths and English (grade 4)

A Level in:

  • Level 3 Health & Social (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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Enthusiastic

Other requirements

Due to the nature of the role a Full UK Driving Licence is required and access to a car.

About this company

Alice Chilton is an independent, family run home care business. Established in 2014, we provide Companionship, Home Help and Personal Care & Support for adults and older people in East Cheshire and Stockport.

http://www.alicechilton.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

At Manager level we will be looking for you to help develop our business and grow clients outside of our existing location and work with Stockport and East Cheshire local authorities to establish new opportunities for growth.

We will invest in your training and development to help you develop in all aspects of the role. Ideally you will be looking to gain Level 4 Diploma/Apprenticeship in Health & Social Care Management and progress to the Level 5.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

Maxim Business Training

apprenticeship.recruitment@macclesfield.ac.uk

01625410022

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000291937.

Apply now

Closes on Tuesday 28 January

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