Care Assistant Apprenticeship - Providing care provision within a leading care home in Southport.
CRESTVIEW CARE LTD
Southport (PR8 2DL)
Closes in 10 days (Friday 5 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 May 2026
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Summary
We are seeking a kind, reliable, and compassionate female carer to provide high-quality personal care and support to our service users while gaining industry-leading training through the Adult Care Worker Level 2 apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£23,063 a year
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.
33 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 June 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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2
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
Duties will be varied, and include supporting our residents with personal care needs, supporting their health and wellbeing, treating our residents with respect and dignity.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct personal care to residents, including assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, and meal preparation.
- Maintain clear and accurate documentation of records.
- Ensure that the care home environment is safe, clean, and welcoming for all residents.
- Participate in training and development activities to enhance your skills and knowledge in social care.
Where you'll work
20-22 Weld Road
Southport
PR8 2DL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HUGH BAIRD COLLEGE
Training course
Adult care worker (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Training will be work-based, provided by industry-leading tutors once a month on-site.
More training information
Hugh Baird College offers a wide range of apprenticeship programmes in the Liverpool City Region, allowing students to earn while they learn and gain recognised qualifications in various industries.
Training will be delivered on site by trained sector leading tutors within the Health and Care Sector.
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
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
About this employer
We are a Residential Care home, located in Birkdale, Southport. Purpose built, established in 1976, we provide high quality person centred care for up to 37 residents
https://crestviewcare.co.uk/connell-court-care-home/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free on-site parking
- Transport links
After this apprenticeship
Opportunity to progress post the successful completion of the apprenticeship to the level 3 apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HUGH BAIRD COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033322.
Apply now
Closes in 10 days (Friday 5 June 2026 at 11:59pm)