Care Coordinator/ Business Administrator Apprentice
5 CARE SERVICES LIMITED
WEST MIDLANDS (WS2 8HB)
Closes in 25 days (Monday 20 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 June 2026
Contents
Summary
We have a great opportunity for a Care Coordinator to join a well established Healthcare provider based in Walsall. You will play a critical part in:
✔ Ensuring safe care delivery
✔ Maintaining high-quality rota planning
✔ Supporting staff and Service Users
✔ Meeting compliance standards
✔ Ensuring effective on-call coverage
- Wage
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£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am- 5pm
Shifts maybe included
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 July 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
The Care Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, and compliant coordination of domiciliary care services. This includes scheduling care calls, supporting Service Users, managing Care Workers, maintaining records, complying with CQC regulations, and ensuring continuity and quality of care.
The role requires excellent communication, strong organisational skills, and adherence to GDPR, company policies, and contractual obligations (Local Authority & Private).
5 Care Services Ltd operates 24 hours, 7 days per week - flexibility is essential.
Care Coordinators participate in the on-call rota.
Some weekend or evening work may be required to support service demands.
The Care Coordinator must ensure all new packages are taken on safely. This includes confirming and evidencing that:
- Sufficient information has been gathered to determine needs
- The service can meet the Service User’s needs safely
- There is adequate staff availability with suitable skills and continuity
- A Field Care Supervisor (FCS) can complete the Care Assessment within 72 hours
- All contractual and operational requirements are met
Where you'll work
THE ENTERPRISE HUB
34 GREEN LANE
WALSALL
WEST MIDLANDS
WS2 8HB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WALSALL COLLEGE
Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Training schedule
- An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation
- At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above)
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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
5 Care Services is a specialist domiciliary care provider covering Walsall, Staffordshire and the surrounding areas. We offer a range of care services to vulnerable adults and children within their own homes to promote and encourage independence.
5 Care Services offers an extensive range of care services to our service users to give them the support that they need whilst maintaining their independence within their own home. We ensure that our care is person centred and that quality is of paramount importance whilst maintaining cost efficiency for all our clients.
5 Care Services will ensure a service level is delivered that meets the needs of their service users and is also of the highest quality that we at 5 Care Services can offer. The quality standard we provide is in line with the the CQC’s (the regulatory body’s) principles. The standard of quality is monitored, reviewed and developed by our team leaders and the senior management team.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- The opportunity to gain full-time permanent employment and to progress within the organisation
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WALSALL COLLEGE
Eleana Ewins
eewins@walsallcollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000039062.
Apply now
Closes in 25 days (Monday 20 July 2026 at 11:59pm)