Care and Support Apprentice J3478
SOUTH WEST APPRENTICESHIP COMPANY LTD
BRISTOL (BS7 9BU)
Closes in 14 days (Thursday 2 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 June 2026
Contents
Summary
We have a fantastic opportunity for you to work within a support team, supporting students with learning difficulties and disabilities who are attending college. You will promote a positive experience and support young people to develop their social communication, independence and employability skills as they prepare for adult life.
- Wage
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£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Pay will be pro-rata. Term time only working but you will be paid during all holidays
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday, with some Sunday shifts as required, during term time only.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- 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
Main Duties:
- Work as part of a team to provide opportunities for college students to develop independent living skills such as preparing healthy meals, maintaining a high level of personal care and hygiene, staying safe, managing budgets and shopping
- Provide a supportive and caring environment for young people who are learning the skills needed to live more independently, and promote their social and emotional wellbeing
- Always maintain a stable and positive environment for learners
- Ensure learners have access to support when needed
- Provide opportunities for learners to develop social and communication skills. This will include working on projects with other students, visiting friends and family, participating in social activities at the house and within the community
- Support the learners to travel independently for college, work placements and social purposes and to take travel arrangements into consideration when planning their schedule
- Ensure Health and Safety Regulations are always adhered to, maintaining accurate records and following Safeguarding procedures
- To plan, organise and support high quality leisure activities under the direction of your line management
- Contribute to the recording of student progress and achievement and identify areas for development
- Liaise with all staff, parents and professionals to ensure the learner’s individual needs are met at the residential facility, college and the workplace
- Participate fully in regular team meetings to update learner’s personalised programmes including risk assessment, behaviour management planning and case reviews
- Demonstrate personal commitment to equality to develop a community which celebrates and values diversity
- To establish and maintain a high level of customer service for residents, students, parents and other appropriate individuals/group
Other Duties and responsibilities
- To represent and promote the College brand values internally and externally; acting as an ambassador for business development on behalf of the College
- Promote the College’s student first ethos by supporting at College open events to provide a quality experience for perspective students
- Promote the College’s student first ethos, ensuring that the student experience is uppermost in policy and decision making
- To actively promote and act, at all times, in accordance with College policies, including, but not limited to: Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, Prevent and Safeguarding, the Staff Code of Conduct and the College’s Financial Regulations
- To actively promote and adhere to agreed College values
- To engage in implementing changes, promoting innovation
- To facilitate the achievement of the College’s quality objectives including those from external bodies
- To undertake other reasonable duties commensurate with the level of post
Where you'll work
Ashley Down Centre
Ashley Down Road
BRISTOL
BS7 9BU
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)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply national standards, organisational policies and procedures, codes of conduct and ways of working that apply to own role.
- Follow national legislation, policies and guidance in adult social care settings, relating to health and safety within the scope of own role.
- Consider the human rights of individuals in adult social care settings, in line with organisational policies relating to equity, diversity and inclusion to support an open culture.
- Demonstrate a duty of candour, and duty of care acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm.
- Apply a person-centred, co-produced approach when developing relationships with individuals to support their health and wellbeing.
- Assist with conducting risk assessments, which focus on positive risk taking, to ensure the safety of yourself and others.
- Apply the principles of positive and proactive care and support for those with lived experience to proactively avoid or reduce escalation, de-escalate, and manage conflict.
- Customise information, advice and guidance to individuals with or without capacity or their representative to make informed, independent choices and decisions.
- Adapt approach to care and support for individuals with lived experience to meet their current and evolving cognitive and physical needs and conditions.
- Recognise and respect how an individuals capacity determines their ability to make informed decisions about their needs.
- Identify and respond to signs and symptoms of changes in the physical and mental capacity, mental health and wellbeing of those with lived experience, and monitor, record and report changes.
- Use appropriate communication methods that are adapted to respond to the needs of individuals, stakeholders and family members in adult social care settings, including verbal, written, non-verbal and digital communication.
- Develop personal resilience and access support to maintain wellbeing of self.
- Use record keeping systems to maintain clear and accurate records of interactions with individuals, and others ensuring security of information and data.
- Apply methods of digital working and communication and new care technologies to support improvements in own work setting.
- Record learning opportunities in line with organisational policies that support lifelong learning and meet the relevant standards.
- Record, use feedback and supervision to improve own practice to identify and support the development of individual goals and career opportunities.
- Contribute and agree to the personal development plan demonstrating support required for new learning goals and reflection on actual practice.
- Monitors safe and effective administration of medicines in accordance with national and organisational policies and the limitations of own role.
- Apply national standards, organisational policies and procedures, codes of conduct and ways of working that apply to own role.
- Follow national legislation, policies and guidance in adult social care settings, relating to health and safety within the scope of own role.
- Consider the human rights of individuals in adult social care settings, in line with organisational policies relating to equity, diversity and inclusion to support an open culture.
- Demonstrate a duty of candour, and duty of care acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm.
- Apply a person-centred, co-produced approach when developing relationships with individuals to support their health and wellbeing.
- Assist with conducting risk assessments, which focus on positive risk taking, to ensure the safety of yourself and others.
- Apply the principles of positive and proactive care and support for those with lived experience to proactively avoid or reduce escalation, de-escalate, and manage conflict.
- Customise information, advice and guidance to individuals with or without capacity or their representative to make informed, independent choices and decisions.
- Adapt approach to care and support for individuals with lived experience to meet their current and evolving cognitive and physical needs and conditions.
- Recognise and respect how an individuals capacity determines their ability to make informed decisions about their needs.
- Identify and respond to signs and symptoms of changes in the physical and mental capacity, mental health and wellbeing of those with lived experience, and monitor, record and report changes.
- Use appropriate communication methods that are adapted to respond to the needs of individuals, stakeholders and family members in adult social care settings, including verbal, written, non-verbal and digital communication.
- Develop personal resilience and access support to maintain wellbeing of self.
- Use record keeping systems to maintain clear and accurate records of interactions with individuals, and others ensuring security of information and data.
- Apply methods of digital working and communication and new care technologies to support improvements in own work setting.
- Record learning opportunities in line with organisational policies that support lifelong learning and meet the relevant standards.
- Record, use feedback and supervision to improve own practice to identify and support the development of individual goals and career opportunities.
- Contribute and agree to the personal development plan demonstrating support required for new learning goals and reflection on actual practice.
- Monitors safe and effective administration of medicines in accordance with national and organisational policies and the limitations of own role.
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 to 9 (A* to C))
- Maths (grade 4 to 9 (A* to C))
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
- Organisation skills
- Patience
- Adaptability
- Motivated
- Reliability
- Honesty and Integrity
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
About this employer
As an apprentice, South West Apprenticeship Company Limited, the Flexi Job Agency (FJA) will employ the successful candidate on behalf of this employer. 99% of our apprentices gain full-time employment with their host organisation after completing their apprenticeship or they have progressed onto higher qualifications. The experience and knowledge you gain, plus the relationships you develop, make it easier to progress quickly.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
This could mean progression onto another qualification or a permanent role on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH WEST APPRENTICESHIP COMPANY LTD
Emma
info@theswac.org.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000037938.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Thursday 2 July 2026 at 11:59pm)