Care Assistant Apprenticeship
Sylvian Care Swindon - Cristina's Care Ltd - Site
Offices, 2-3, Dorcan Business Village, 3 Ritzy, Murdock Rd (SN3 5HY)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 29 May 2026)
Posted on 5 May 2026
Contents
Summary
The Carer plays a vital role in delivering person-centred care, ensuring that service users' needs, preferences, and wellbeing are at the heart of all support provided. This role involves assisting individuals with daily living activities, promoting independence, and maintaining their comfort and dignity.
- Wage
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£28,275 a year
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Shift work, including evenings and weekends. Exact shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Friday 5 June 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- 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
The Carer's responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Ensure that service users are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences are taken into consideration to enhance their wellbeing
- To contribute to the efficient running of the service
- Support service users to maintain their relationships and connections with the local community
- Ensure care plans and other information about how to support service users are followed
- Be responsible for informing the Registered Manager of any changes in the needs of service users
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support
- Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, and assists with feeding if required
- Assists with service users' overall comfort and wellbeing
- Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user
- Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits
- Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required
- Monitors service users' conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping
- Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc.
Where you'll work
Offices, 2-3, Dorcan Business Village, 3 Ritzy, Murdock Rd
SN3 5HY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP 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
Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Level 2, including Functional Skills in Maths and English.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Team Working
- Organisation Skills
Other requirements
Working unsociable hours, weekends, relying on own transport.
About this employer
We are proud to be a family-owned business with founders actively involved in the day-to-day running of the company.
After this apprenticeship
Ongoing training and development.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000029957.
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Closes in 23 days (Friday 29 May 2026)
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