Health and Social Care Apprenticeship (Domiciliary) - Bristol
ULTIMATE INDEPENDENCE CARE L
Bristol (BS34 7PF)
Closes on Thursday 20 November 2025
Posted on 14 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Ultimate Independence Care are looking for an Apprentice Care Assistant (Domiciliary). You will be studying toward your Level 2 Apprenticeship. No experience required.
- Wage
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£11,778 to £19,047.60, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts TBC (will include evenings & weekends)
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 26 November 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
As a Carer Apprentice, you’ll work alongside our experienced care team, supporting individuals to live as independently as possible within their homes and community. You’ll gain hands-on experience in personal care, meal preparation, medication support, and promoting wellbeing. You’ll also learn how to communicate effectively, follow care plans, maintain professional boundaries, and work as part of a compassionate, people-centred team. This role offers an excellent foundation for a long-term career in health and social care.
Day-to-day responsibilities:
- Support individuals with daily living tasks, including personal care, meal preparation, and household duties
- Promote independence, dignity, and choice in all aspects of care and support
- Assist individuals with community activities and encourage their social engagement
- Follow customised care plans and record accurate daily notes and observations
- Communicate effectively with service users, families, and colleagues
- Maintain confidentiality and adhere to company policies and safeguarding procedures
Benefits:
- The team fosters a supportive and friendly environment, providing ongoing mentoring and guidance
- Opportunities to progress into permanent care or senior support roles after apprenticeship
- Fully funded Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care
- You will receive payment for your travel time and mileage allowance, if applicable
- On-site and community-based support locations are available, all of which have good transport links
- 28 days paid annual leave (pro rata), including bank holidays
- Employee wellbeing support and regular team recognition events
- Flexible working patterns to support a healthy work-life balance
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Where you'll work
Filton Area
Bristol
BS34 7PF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS 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
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 catchups, 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
Essential qualifications
Other in:
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
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 employer
Here at Ultimate Independence Care, we are building towards becoming the leading independent provider of support for people with learning difficulties, complex care needs, Autism, and mental health conditions in the UK. We deliver unmatched quality accommodation and support across the country, and our dynamic service allows and motivates people to reach their goals equipped with bespoke care solutions.
After this apprenticeship
Possibility of a full-time role after the completion of the apprenticeship.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346099.
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Closes on Thursday 20 November 2025
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