L2 Health and Social Care Foundation Apprenticeship
Mediline Supported Living
Wigan (WN6 0XF)
Closes in 10 days (Saturday 28 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 March 2026
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Summary
Start your career in Health and Social Care with this Level 2 Foundation Apprenticeship. Gain hands-on experience supporting individuals with daily care while working alongside experienced professionals. Earn while you learn, develop valuable skills, and make a real difference in people’s lives.
- Wage
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£12,480 to £19,827.60, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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The support we deliver is 24hrs per day in the persons own home.
The contract is a share of shifts including evening weekends and bank holidays.
Night cover where needed could be wake night or sleep in.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 1 May 2026
- 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
On a typical day, the apprentice will support care staff to provide high-quality care to individuals while learning key skills in a real work environment.
Tasks may include:
- Supporting individuals with daily activities and personal care
- Promoting independence and wellbeing
- Assisting with meals and hydration
- Communicating with service users and the care team
- Maintaining a clean and safe environment
- Completing basic records and following care plans
Where you'll work
Vermont House
Bradley Lane Industrial Estate
Standish
Wigan
WN6 0XF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
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
- Level 2 Foundation apprenticeship in Health & Social Care
- The training will be delivered in the workplace with no requirement to attend College
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3)
- Math (grade 3)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Mediline Supported Living was established in 1986 and with over 39 years experience in providing community care and support services for disabled people and educational training and employment opportunities for young adults in a work based learning environment, we have established ourselves as a respected provider of high quality services.
We are passionate about giving the people who use our services the best possible support and training opportunities in order to make a real difference to their lives. We are proud of our track record for delivering, high quality, person centred services and first class training.
After this apprenticeship
- Potential progression onto the Level 2 Adult Care Worker apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000021116.
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Closes in 10 days (Saturday 28 March 2026 at 11:59pm)