Apprentice Adult Care Worker
VALLEYWOOD CARE LTD
CREWE (CW1 6ZQ)
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 22 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 July 2026
Contents
Summary
Valleywood Care is looking for new team members to join this long-established family run business. It offers high quality domiciliary care to clients in Crewe, Willaston and Nantwich so that they remain independent in their own homes. (18+ Candidates only due to nature of role)
- Wage
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£15,600 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
The wage will be reviewed as the apprentice progresses through their training.
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 3.00pm ( Alternate weekends to be worked and time will be given off in the week in lieu)
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 7 August 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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2
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
- Personal care: Assisting patients with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and mobility to maintain dignity and independence
- Symptom management support: Helping monitor pain, fatigue, nausea, and other illness-related symptoms, and reporting changes to healthcare professionals
- Medication support: Administering prescribed medications when authorised and assisting patients in adherence to care plans
- Emotional and psychological support: Offering compassionate care, listening, providing counseling where appropriate, and supporting patients and families through grief and bereavement
- Care planning and coordination: Working closely with doctors, nurses, social workers, and allied health professionals to develop and implement personalised care plans and ensure continuity of care
- Daily living support: Preparing meals, assisting with shopping, managing household tasks, and organising recreational activities or therapies to enhance wellbeing
- Advocacy and empowerment: Supporting patients in making informed decisions regarding their care, advance planning, and end-of-life preferences
- Record keeping: Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of patient care, observations, and interventions to support clinical communication and regulatory compliance
- Bereavement care: Providing support to family members following the patient’s death, connecting them with resources when needed
Where you'll work
UNIT 3
MALLARD COURT
MALLARD WAY
CREWE
CW1 6ZQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
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
- In-house training plus the candidate will follow a Level 2 Apprenticeship programme and study towards a Level 2 in Adult Care
- This training will be structured and delivered by Cheshire College - South & West
- If the candidate does not hold GCSE grades A-C (9-4) or equivalent, they will be required to complete a Level 2 Functional Skill in the relevant subject
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/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
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Caring
- Willing to lean
Other requirements
- Please note - candidates below the age of 18 cannot carry out personal care duties
About this employer
A family-owned business, Valleywood Care Limited offers domiciliary and supported living care to clients in and around Crewe, Willaston, Wistaston, and Nantwich. With over 15 years in care management, Valleywood Care provides an efficient and personal service to people who endeavour to remain as independent as possible in their own homes.
We appreciate that every one of our clients is different with individual needs and offer a service tailored to them.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Opportunities to progress into more senior roles upon successful completion
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
Becky Smythe
becky.smythe@ccsw.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041401.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 22 July 2026 at 11:59pm)