Health and Social Care Apprenticeship - Peterborough
CARING CREW LIMITED
Peterborough (PE2 6FL)
Closes on Thursday 5 June 2025
Posted on 25 April 2025
Contents
Summary
Caring Crew are looking for an Apprentice Care Assistant (Domiciliary). You will be studying toward your Level 2 Apprenticeship. No experience required. 18+ Only!
- Wage
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£23,400 a year
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts range between 07:00 and 22:00, inc. alternate weekends. Days to be confirmed.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 12 June 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
Looking to start a career in care? Join Caring Crew as an Apprentice Care Assistant and work in the community providing vital support. Access to a vehicle and full driving licence essential due to the nature of the role.
We are seeking a caring and motivated individual to join our team as an Apprentice Care Assistant, supporting people in their own homes throughout Peterborough. You will gain hands-on experience while working toward a recognised health and social care qualification.
Due to the community-based nature of the role, a full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential.
Responsibilities include:
- Delivering personal care and supporting daily routine
- Helping with medication, meals, and mobility
- Ensuring dignity and respect in all aspects of care
- Keeping accurate notes and communicating with the team
- Supporting people to live independently and safely at home
Role Overview:
As an Apprentice Care Assistant, you’ll work alongside experienced carers in the field, learning best practices in care and communication. This role is perfect for someone who is compassionate, motivated, and looking to start a meaningful career in care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing hands-on care in clients’ homes
- Encouraging independence and emotional wellbeing
- Logging visits and updates accurately
- Responding professionally to changing needs
- Working weekends and evenings on a rota basis
Benefits include:
- Competitive hourly rate of £12.50
- Mileage reimbursement between visits
- Flexible working hours with a supportive rota
- Free uniform and full PPE provided
- Full training provided with opportunity to gain a recognised qualification
- 28 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Supportive management team and regular supervision
- Opportunities for progression within the organisation
Where you’ll work
30a, Telsa Court, Innovation Way
Peterborough
PE2 6FL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
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
Paragon Skills is a leading national Apprenticeship training provider, supporting over 4,000 learners and 1,500 organisations. Paragon Skills has some of the highest success and achievement rates in the industry.
It has an Ofsted Grade 2 Good rating and an overall achievement rate of 71.4%, exceeding the national average of 65.6%. Using a blended approach, learners are always at the forefront of our priorities. All learners are assigned a Personal Tutor who will be their main point of contact.
This involves regular catch-ups, check-in emails and calls. Your employer will agree to give you 20% of your working hours solely towards your study.
This will give you every chance to achieve the highest grade possible! On completion of this 12 month apprenticeship you will have gained; Adult Care Worker - Level 2 Apprenticeship.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
- Health and Social Care (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
Other requirements
Working hours Please note that anyone under the age of 18 can only work a maximum of 40 hours per week. Any role which exceeds these hours should be amended accordingly, to fall in line with the legislation.
About this company
Caring Crew believes that the key to successful care is their investment in training, not only to care workers but also to managers. Four members of senior staff are trained trainers and can deliver Moving & Handling, CPR and Basic First Aid and Medication Management, in-house, which not only means that the training can be made relevant for the agency and the clients, it also gives us the flexibility to train and refresh training, when we need to, not when it’s available from third parties.
After this apprenticeship
Possibility of a full time role after the completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316893.
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Closes on Thursday 5 June 2025
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