Support Worker Apprentice Level 3

Oasis Care Services Limited

Essex (SS7 2EE)

Closes in 23 days (Wednesday 4 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 January 2026

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Summary

Oasis is looking for an individual with a willingness to learn, and a genuine desire to support individuals to achieve their goals. The Apprentice will support adults with a learning disability, autism, or other mental impairment, to gain independence, be part of the wider community, and lead fulfilling lives.

• Wage:

  £18,158 a year

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  • Comprehensive induction
  • Full training provided
  • Career development opportunities
  • 28 Days holiday
  • Free, on-site parking
  • Cycle to Work
  • Blue Light Card

• Training course: Lead adult care worker (level 3)
• Hours: Early: 07:00 - 15:00. Late: 15:00 - 23:00. Sleep: 23:00 - 07:00. 1-1 support hours as required by the adults we support.

  30 hours a week

• Start date:

  Wednesday 11 February 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 6 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

• Provide care in accordance with best practice and legislative requirements, reflecting policies and procedures and agreed standards under the direction of the service management
• Support and enable adults to maintain skills and personal interests whilst delivering person-centered care
• Support adults in maintaining their tenancy
• Maintain skills at a current level, undertake such training and development as required to maintain and progress knowledge
• Support and enable adults to maintain skills and personal interests

Where you'll work

Hadleigh
Essex
SS7 2EE

Training

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

Training provider

VOCATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES CARE SECTOR LIMITED

Training course

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Support individuals they are working with according to their personal care/support plan
• Take the initiative when working outside normal duties and responsibilities
• Recognise and access help when not confident or skilled in any aspect of the role that they are undertaking
• Implement/facilitate the specialist assessment of social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals with cognitive, sensory and physical impairments
• Contribute to the development and ongoing review of care/support plans for the individuals they support
• Provide individuals with information to enable them to exercise choice on how they are supported
• Encourage individuals to actively participate in the way their care and support is delivered
• Ensure that individuals know what they are agreeing to regarding the way in which they are supported
• Lead and support colleagues to understand how to establish informed consent when providing care and support
• Guide, mentor and contribute to the development of colleagues in the execution of their duties and responsibilities
• Demonstrate dignity in their working role with individuals they support, their families, carers and other professionals
• Support others to understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in social care
• Exhibit empathy for individuals they support, i.e. understanding and compassion
• Exhibit courage in supporting individuals in ways that may challenge their own cultural and belief systems
• Demonstrate and promote to other workers excellent communication skills including confirmation of understanding to individuals, their families, carers and professionals
• Use and facilitate methods of communication preferred by the individual they support according to the individual’s language, cultural and sensory needs, wishes and preferences
• Take the initiative and reduce environmental barriers to communication
• Demonstrate and ensure that records and reports are written clearly and concisely
• Lead and support others to keep information safe, preserve confidentiality in accordance with agreed ways of working
• Support others, to recognise and respond to potential signs of abuse according to agreed ways of working
• Work in partnership with external agencies to respond to concerns of abuse
• Lead and support others to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and duty of care
• Recognise, report, respond to and record unsafe practices and encourage others to do so
• Lead and mentor others where appropriate to promote the wellbeing of the individuals they support
• Demonstrate the management of the reduction of infection, including use of best practice in hand hygiene
• Promote healthy eating and wellbeing by supporting individuals to have access to fluids, food and nutrition
• Carry out fire safety procedures and manage others to do so
• Develop risk assessments and use in a person centred way to support individuals safely including moving and assisting people and objects
• Manage, monitor, report and respond to changes in the health and wellbeing of the individuals they support
• Take the initiative to identify and form professional relationships with other people and organisations
• Demonstrate, manage and support self and others to work within safe, clear professional boundaries
• Take the initiative to evaluate and improve own skills and knowledge through reflective practice, supervision, feedback and learning opportunities
• Demonstrate continuous professional development
• Carry out research relevant to individuals’ support needs and share with others
• Demonstrate where necessary mentoring and supervision to others in the workplace
• Demonstrate good team/partnership working skills
• Demonstrate their contribution to robust recruitment and induction processes

Training schedule

• Word-based learning
• CPD/Short Courses and Induction training provided in addition to your Level 3 Apprenticeship in Adult Care

More training information

This is expected to be a long-standing position.  A successful apprentice could expect a permanent post at the end of their 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
• IT skills
• Team working
• Patience
• Leadership
• Written skills

Other requirements

You must have an appreciation for the challenges of the role and want to be part of a dynamic team.

Oasis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults, and expects all employees, contractors and volunteers to share its commitment to prevent abuse, harm or exploitation.

About this employer

Oasis provides housing and support services based on the fundamental belief that adults with a learning disability, autism or other mental impairment have a right to lead their own life, to determine where, how and with whom they live, and who provides them with support.

Given the opportunity, the right level of support and the right social setting, Oasis’ conviction is that all adults have the capacity to be the best they can be and regardless of need or disability, they should have the opportunity to reach for the highest level of self-determination and independence that they can achieve.

https://oasiscareservices.org/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

As part of employment should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service.

The candidate must be flexible to work varying shift patterns as agreed with the Registered Manager. 

After this apprenticeship

This is expected to be a long-standing position.  A successful apprentice could expect a permanent post at the end of their apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

VOCATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES CARE SECTOR LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008128.

Apply now

Closes in 23 days (Wednesday 4 February 2026 at 11:59pm)