Apprentice Care Assistant

ANCHOR HANOVER GROUP

Leeds (LS26 8EL)

Closes in 22 days (Friday 5 September 2025)

Posted on 12 August 2025

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Summary

Anchor are offering a fantastic opportunity to join their team as an Apprentice Care Assistant. If you have a caring nature, a natural interest in people and want to make a difference then this might be just the job for you!

Wage

£12,261.60 a year

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Please be aware that the wage shown £7.86 per hour reflects the hourly wage for the first 6 months and will increase to £8.70 after 6 months and £12.60 after 12 months until the end of your apprenticeship.

Training course
Adult care worker (level 2)
Hours
30 hours per week, working 5 days out of 7. Shifts to be confirmed.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

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

As an apprentice you will learn to:

  • Enable customers to lead as active and independent lives as possible by providing holistic and personal care.
  • Promote choice to clients in their daily living by providing care, which meets care quality commissions (CQC) fundamental standards and support happy living for the years ahead.
  • Comply with CQC fundamental standards and Anchors policies and procedures at all times.
  • Prioritise tasks as appropriate.
  • Escalate concerns/issues as appropriate.
  • Record accurate and legible documentation.
  • Deliver a care plan.
  • Identify and report signs of poor practice or abuse.
  • Identify and ensure health and safety standards are met.
  • Within the first 12 weeks of your induction period, you will;
  • Gain the ability to read, understand and contribute to care plans.
  • Learn about Health and safety in the workplace.
  • Complete all Statutory and Mandatory Training.
  • Care Certificate 15 standards.

Apprenticeship Highlights

  • You will gain a nationally recognised Level 2 Adult Care Worker qualification.
  • You will receive onsite training with an award-winning training provider who will support and guide you throughout your Apprenticeship journey.
  • Gain life skills.
  • Gain confidence.

Please be aware that the wage shown below reflects the hourly wage for the first 6 months and will increase to £8.70 after 6 months and £12.60 after 12 months until the end of your apprenticeship. As part of your apprenticeship, Anchor will support you in getting to work by offering a travel allowance of up to £500 per year. This will be claimed back each week/month using expenses claim which would be completed by you and the Home Manager.

To become an apprentice, you must:

  • Be 16 or over.
  • Not already be in full-time education.

You can start an apprenticeship whether you’re starting your career, want a change or you're upskilling in your current job. You can have a previous qualification like a degree and still start an apprenticeship.

As an apprentice you’ll:

  • Have regular one to one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace.
  • Learn and train for a specific job.
  • Get paid and receive holiday leave.
  • Get hands-on experience in a real job.
  • Study for at least 20% of your working hours.
  • Complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship.
  • Be on a career path with lots of future potential.

Where you'll work

Wakefield Road
Oulton
Leeds
LS26 8EL

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED

Training course

Adult care worker (level 2)

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What you'll learn

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

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

You will be required to pass a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

About this employer

Anchor are the largest not for profit provider of Care for the over 55's in the UK.

Company benefits

Anchor will support you in getting to work by offering a travel allowance of up to £500 per year. This will be claimed back each week/month using an expenses claim which would be completed by you and the Home Manager.

After this apprenticeship

We have big growth plans to ensure we can support the growing demand for care and aim to 'grow our own' talent. Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a permanent position and the opportunity to progress within the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED

Debbie Pennington

debbie.pennington@inspirolearning.co.uk

0116 504 0275

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336741.

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Closes in 22 days (Friday 5 September 2025)

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