Level 2 Health & Social Care Apprentice
Lotus Home Care
Barnsley, Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Rotherham, Selby, Wakefield, WAKEFIELD
Closes on Thursday 6 November 2025
Posted on 2 October 2025
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Summary
This entry-level role provides hands-on experience supporting clients in their own homes, while you work towards a Level 2 apprenticeship in Adult Care. You will assist with essential care tasks, helping clients maintain independence and dignity.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts to be discussed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 17 November 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
Key Responsibilities
- Provide personal care such as washing, dressing, toileting, and mobility support
- Assist with daily living activities (meal preparation, light household tasks, companionship)
- Support medication prompts in line with training and care plans
- Observe and record changes in health and well-being, reporting to senior staff
- Promote independence, choice, and dignity in every aspect of care
- Follow safeguarding procedures to keep people safe
- Travel between clients’ homes (mileage reimbursed)
- Attend training and complete off-job learning as part of your apprenticeship programme
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- Barnsley Business & Innovation Centre, Innovation Way, Barnsley, S75 1JL
- Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, HX1 5ER
- Woodland View House, 675 Leeds Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1YY
- Newlands House, Newlands Science Park, Inglemire Lane, Hull, HU6 7TQ
- Bizspace Business Centre Brooklands Court Tunstall Rd, Leeds, LS11 5HL
- Silkstone House, Pioneer Close, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7JZ
- Unit 4 Abbey Court Selby Business Park, Selby, YO8 8LZ
- Unit 2, Navigation Yard, Wakefield, WF1 5PQ
- HEADWAY BUSINESS PARK, DENBY DALE ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7AZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAINING WORKS (NW) LTD
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 at the workplace
- Every 4 weeks
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
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Patience
- Listening Skills
- Compassionate and Patient
Other requirements
Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle. DBS Checks.
About this employer
At Lotus Home Care, we recognise that being a carer is about more than just practical support. Great quality care comes from being a person to rely on emotionally, as well as physically. It is this understanding that has given us an outstanding reputation and enabled us to pass the ‘Me and Mum test’. With eleven offices based in Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, East Riding and the Humber, our committed and experienced group of compassionate individuals work hard to provide a positive experience for all service users, focusing on the unique needs of each person so that they can enjoy a full and happy life.
https://lotushomecare.co.uk/about/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Paid mileage for travel between visits (27p per mile). Blue Light Card – giving you access to discounts across retail, travel, food, and entertainment. Paid training and ongoing development. Holiday pay and pension.
After this apprenticeship
There is progression onto further levels of apprenticeship after completion.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAINING WORKS (NW) LTD
Chloe Mcilwaine
chloe@training-works.co.uk
01253478180
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344730.
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Closes on Thursday 6 November 2025
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