L2 Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship
Mediline Supported Living
Wigan (WN6 0XF)
Closes in 28 days (Friday 17 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 September 2025
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Summary
New staff are supported through qualifications and ongoing professional development, empowering them to build meaningful, long-term careers. Team members continually supported in their professional journey. There’s a clear pathway for career progression at Mediline. We recognise talent and commitment. We promote from within wherever possible.
- Wage
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£24,570 a year
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Sunday - Share of rota depending on age restrictions.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
- Providing person centred care to the people we support in their own homes
- Include daily tasks
- Personal care
- Attending appointments
- Activities, days out - in essence you will be helping them to achieve outcomes and live their best life
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
Adult Care Worker Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:
- All training will be done within the work place. We believe that good training for our staff is essential to us providing high quality person centered care and support services
- We provide a full induction training programme for new employee's and then offer on-going training to support your continuous professional development
- New staff joining our team will complete our induction programme to ensure they have the skills needed to their job
We have a variety of ways to delivering training, including:
- E-learning, class room based training, mentoring/coaching, face to face, competency Training
- We provide on-going training for our staff to update their skills and knowledge. We also encourage continuous professional development by offering a range of training opportunities, including: Apprenticeship Framework Recognised vocational qualification in Health and Social Care
- We pay for completion of E- learning courses or attendance of class room based training and we sponsor a variety of nationally accredited diplomas and other qualifications
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Math (grade 4)
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
All services for Wigan are based in Ashton in Makerfield and are within walking distance from each other. Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
About this employer
Mediline Supported Living Ltd provides supported living and community care services for people with disabilities. Established in 1986 we are a customer focused organisation that is committed to providing high quality, person centred services with branches in Wigan, Liverpool and Manchester. We offer a broad range of care and support services to a diverse group of people who need additional support to live in the community. We pride ourselves on delivering personalised care and support which is safe, caring and responsive to the needs of the people we support. At Mediline, we’ve adopted a proactive, values-driven recruitment strategy that ensures we attract individuals who are not only qualified but genuinely passionate about delivering person-centred support. We do not rely on agency staff — a deliberate and strategic choice. Instead, we channel all overtime and additional hours toward our own team, recognising and rewarding their commitment while ensuring consistency and quality for the people we support.
After this apprenticeship
- There’s a clear pathway for career progression at Mediline. Many of our current Team Leaders and Managers began as Support Workers and have progressed through hard work, dedication, and the right support
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
Gabriella
g.may@wigan-leigh.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342605.
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Closes in 28 days (Friday 17 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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