Apprentice Support Worker - Care
CARE AVENUES LIMITED
Bristol (BS1 3AG)
Closes in 26 days (Friday 3 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 September 2025
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Summary
This apprenticeship provides hands-on, paid training combining on-the-job experience with formal study, leading to a formal qualification in your chosen field. You'll earn a wage, gain practical skills by working alongside experienced staff, and develop a clear career path, making it an excellent way to kickstart a fulfilling and employable career.
- Wage
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£24,000 a year
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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5
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
Support Worker – Domiciliary Care
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Support Worker to join our team in providing person-centered care to individuals in their own homes. The ideal candidate will have experience in care, including Autism, and possess the ability to assist with daily living activities, promoting independence and well-being. This role requires a strong commitment to enhancing the quality of life for service users through empathetic and tailored support.
Duties:
- Provide personal care assistance, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Assist with meal preparation and ensure dietary needs are met.
- Administer medication as prescribed and monitor service users for any changes in condition.
- Support with mobility and manual handling when necessary.
- Encourage and engage service users in social activities, fostering companionship and emotional well-being.
- Maintain a clean and safe living environment.
- Document care provided and report any concerns to the appropriate healthcare professionals.
- Accompany service users to appointments or outings as required.
- Knowledge of Autism and dementia care practices is an advantage.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and communicate effectively with service users, families, and team members.
- A caring attitude and commitment to providing high-quality, personalised support.
- Ability to perform manual handling tasks safely and effectively.
- Basic cooking skills for meal preparation are beneficial.
- A valid driving licence is preferred for travel between service users' homes.
Where you'll work
Castlemead
Lower Castle Street
Bristol
BS1 3AG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HIT TRAINING LTD
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
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Pass an enhanced DBS, happy to travel to care users.
About this employer
We are a family-run Care Provider that has been established in the marketplace since 2009. We have built strong lasting links with Local Communities where we operate, and our approach is very much tailored around the individual. We are currently rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We offer and provide a range of services to individuals within their own homes by providing packages for the Elderly, Adults, Younger Adults, and Children. We also provide Specialist Services to individuals who have Complex Needs, Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health, Dementia, and Short-Term Support to enable people to maximize their potential and remain independent. Care Avenues Ltd aims to provide Care and Support to the Elderly, Children, and Adults who require additional support to remain independent. We are committed to ensuring that we provide a high standard of Personal Care.
After this apprenticeship
Permanent employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CARE AVENUES LIMITED
Siti Shah
siti@careavenues.co.uk
0121 455 8008
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340732.
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Closes in 26 days (Friday 3 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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