Adult care worker apprenticeship
THRIVE (HINDLEY) CIC
WIGAN (WN2 3PA)
Closes in 10 days (Thursday 27 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 November 2025
Contents
Summary
As a Support Worker at THRIVE CIC you will be a key member of our team, providing high standards of person-centred support and care to adults with a learning difficulty aged 16 plus. Through a creative and caring approach, you will build good relationships with the people who use the service.
- Wage
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£13,741 to £22,222.20, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday (5 days) 9.00am - 4.00pm (additional time may include staff team meetings, full staff training and staff development meetings).
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 10 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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1
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
- Supporting people through creative activities both on-site and off-site in the community
- To facilitate increased independence by encouraging and supporting participation in activities and opportunities
- To be familiar with and work within the organisation and the service’s values policies and procedures, maintaining records and reports accordingly
- To attend and participate in team meetings, supervisions, appraisals and training as requested and required by your Manager
- To follow best practice guidance regarding Safeguarding, Care Standards Act, Domiciliary Care, Health and Safety and managing risks legislation to promote independence
- To undertake such additional duties appropriate to the post and to support the organisation’s wider goals by working flexibly across the organisation from time to time, as determined by your manager
Where you'll work
HINDLEY BUSINESS CENTRE
PLATT LANE
HINDLEY
WIGAN
WN2 3PA
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
- Level 2 Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Standard
- Attending Wigan and Leigh College 1 day a week
- Rest of the training will be done in the work place
Requirements
Desirable 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Energetic
Other requirements
Lives in and around the Wigan Borough.
About this employer
THRIVE CIC specialise in providing an alternative quality service, offering opportunities for people aged 16 plus with support needs, enhancing life skills and strengthening quality of life through positive thinking and creative activities. We are split over 2 bases in the heart of the Hindley community: Hindley Business Centre on Platt Lane and The Old Bank, 111 Market Street, Hindley. We provide a wide range of activities and offsite community placements with our members.
After this apprenticeship
- To complete your apprenticeship with us and to apply for any future development worker roles within Thrive CIC
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000337.
Apply now
Closes in 10 days (Thursday 27 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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