Studio Support Worker Apprentice
ARCADEA CIO
Newcastle (NE1 4DN)
Closes in 29 days (Friday 19 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 May 2026
Contents
Summary
We are looking to recruit a team member who will work within our vibrant HUB Supported Art Studios for learning disabled and autistic adults. As a Studio Support Worker Apprentice, you’ll be helping the artists who attend our studios to engage in meaningful creative and cultural activities.
- Wage
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£16,640 a year
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, the role requires 2 weekend shifts and 2 evening shifts per year. Working hours TBC.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 July 2026
- 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
The role will include:
- Attending college/study days and participating in development activities as required by the programme
- Completing all mandatory training as required by the Sunderland Care and Support Training Strategy
- Providing and promoting person-centred care and support to vulnerable individuals with a range of learning and physical needs as well as occasional behaviours that might challenge; to meet a range of complex social and health needs
- Working effectively as part of a team, undertaking tasks as detailed within a person’s care plan, providing care and support to enable people to achieve their maximum level of independence through appropriate physical, emotional and psychological support including: intimate personal care, practical tasks, appropriate communication and activity involvement
- Actively participating within team meetings, training and supervision
- Support and aid in the running of art sessions, group trips and themed events
- Travel on the minibus to help with pick-ups and drop-offs, ensuring individuals enjoy the journey, feeling safe and welcome
- Support the team with care plans by helping to gather information, update records and monitor individual needs
- Update social media with images of the days activity
- Work alongside staff and volunteers to ensure activities run safely and smoothly
- Follow safeguarding, health and safety, and record keeping procedures
- Familiarise yourself with the social model of disability, promoting dignity, respect and independence at all times
We are looking for apprentices who are motivated to provide high standards of person-centred care along with their own personal development. You will be supported on your journey via induction, probation, supervision, and appraisal to ensure studio members receive support which is designed to meet their own personal needs.
Where you'll work
GF Grainger Town MSCP
Waterloo Square
Newcastle
NE1 4DN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CITY OF SUNDERLAND 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.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade 4-9)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Committed
- Communication
- Customer Service
- Motivated
- Outgoing
- Patient
- Reliable
About this employer
Founded by disabled people in 1991 to address the inequality of disabled people in arts and culture, Arcadea is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Our Mission is to challenge commonly held preconceptions of disabled people’s ability to make great art and to participate in the arts. Our aims are to create and provide the best opportunities for disabled people to participate in arts and culture. To challenge where possible and to remove barriers to participation of disabled people in the arts. To support disabled artists to take risks, innovate, learn and aspire to excellence in everything they do. To be continually improving our understanding of the needs of disabled people, the cultural environment and our work. Our Values Above all else we value the individual, creativity of and creative potential within. We respect the diverse nature of disabled people and value the benefits of difference. We value excellence and quality and those that work towards both.
After this apprenticeship
Apprentices will be offered a guaranteed interview for a support worker role on completion of the apprenticeship, with a starting salary of £13.89 per hour & minimum of 20hrs per week on offer. As a small organisation there is scope for an ambitious individual to develop their role and progress into a more senior position.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033059.
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Closes in 29 days (Friday 19 June 2026 at 11:59pm)