Community Carer Apprentice
WILLOW WOOD CARE LTD
HUDDERSFIELD (HD1 5JP)
Closes in 10 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 September 2025
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Summary
Willow Wood Care are currently recruiting L2 and L3 Health and Social Care Apprentices. Duties will involve assisting clients with care and support in their own homes.
- Wage
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£19,500 a year
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Hourly rate: £12.50 Mileage paid at 35p per mile
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Sunday (5 days) 7.45am to 2.30pm or
Monday to Sunday (5 days) 3.30pm to 10pm
Alternate weekends
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 10 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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3
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
- Car driving and access to own vehicle are essential
- Assisting with medication/cream application
- Assisting with washing, dressing and all personal care tasks
- Assisting with meals/drinks
- Assisting with cleaning areas used/bathrooms etc.
- Changing bedding
- Supporting individuals to remain within their own homes
Where you'll work
BRIAN JACKSON HOUSE
2 NEW NORTH PARADE
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 5JP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SMART TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT LIMITED
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
The training for these Level 2 Adult Care Worker and Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeships will be delivered by our Training Provider, Smart Training & Recruitment Ltd.
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
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Compassionate
- Understanding and Empathy
Other requirements
Please note that passing an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be essential for these positions.
About this employer
We are a small care provider who pride ourselves on the best possible care for those we support. We have a going above and beyond approach to all that we do with the clients at the forefront of the role always.
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Company benefits
Access to Bupa online support Birthday holiday Accrual of paid time off
After this apprenticeship
Community carers can work towards further qualifications and senior positions
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SMART TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343011.
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Closes in 10 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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