Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship
PRESIDENTIAL CARE LIMITED
DONCASTER (DN2 5BE)
Closes in 29 days (Saturday 28 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 October 2026
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Summary
Are you a caring, compassionate & motivated individual looking to make a real difference in people's lives? We are looking for a dedicated Healthcare Support Worker Apprentice to join our team, working across our care home and domiciliary care services.
- Wage
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£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Lead adult care worker (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday – Sundays, shifts will be morning and night
You will be based at our Care home and out in the community (home care)
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 December 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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10
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
Residential Care Home Duties
* Support residents with everyday activities, including washing, dressing, grooming and personal hygiene.
* Assist residents with meals, drinks and maintaining adequate nutrition and hydration.
* Support residents with mobility and safe movement, following individual care plans and risk assessments.
* Encourage residents to maintain their independence and make choices about their daily lives.
* Participate in meaningful activities, social events and recreational opportunities.
* Build positive and professional relationships with residents and their families.
* Observe and report changes in residents’ physical, emotional or mental wellbeing.
* Assist with maintaining clean, safe and comfortable living environments.
* Support residents attending appointments and participating in community activities where appropriate.
* Work alongside senior care staff to understand medication procedures, infection prevention and safeguarding responsibilities
A. Residential Care Home Duties
* Support residents with everyday activities, including washing, dressing, grooming and personal hygiene.
* Assist residents with meals, drinks and maintaining adequate nutrition and hydration.
* Support residents with mobility and safe movement, following individual care plans and risk assessments.
* Encourage residents to maintain their independence and make choices about their daily lives.
* Participate in meaningful activities, social events and recreational opportunities.
* Build positive and professional relationships with residents and their families.
* Observe and report changes in residents’ physical, emotional or mental wellbeing.
* Assist with maintaining clean, safe and comfortable living environments.
* Support residents attending appointments and participating in community activities where appropriate.
* Work alongside senior care staff to understand medication procedures, infection prevention and safeguarding responsibilities.
Home Care and Community Support Duties
* Accompany experienced home care staff on visits to individuals living in their own homes, once confident provide care individually to service users.
* Support individuals with daily living tasks in accordance with their personalised care plans.
* Assist with personal care, meal preparation and household tasks where appropriate.
* Encourage independence and support individuals to remain safely within their own homes.
* Provide companionship, emotional support and social interaction.
* Support individuals with shopping, appointments and community activities where authorised.
* Learn how to recognise and report changes in individuals’ care needs.
* Respect people’s homes, personal belongings, privacy and individual preferences.
* Understand lone-working procedures, community risk assessments and professional boundaries.
* Develop effective communication skills with individuals, families and other professionals.
Where you'll work
107 THORNE ROAD
DONCASTER
DN2 5BE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Lead adult care worker (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Support individuals they are working with according to their personal care/support plan
- Take the initiative when working outside normal duties and responsibilities
- Recognise and access help when not confident or skilled in any aspect of the role that they are undertaking
- Implement/facilitate the specialist assessment of social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals with cognitive, sensory and physical impairments
- Contribute to the development and ongoing review of care/support plans for the individuals they support
- Provide individuals with information to enable them to exercise choice on how they are supported
- Encourage individuals to actively participate in the way their care and support is delivered
- Ensure that individuals know what they are agreeing to regarding the way in which they are supported
- Lead and support colleagues to understand how to establish informed consent when providing care and support
- Guide, mentor and contribute to the development of colleagues in the execution of their duties and responsibilities
- Demonstrate dignity in their working role with individuals they support, their families, carers and other professionals
- Support others to understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in social care
- Exhibit empathy for individuals they support, i.e. understanding and compassion
- Exhibit courage in supporting individuals in ways that may challenge their own cultural and belief systems
- Demonstrate and promote to other workers excellent communication skills including confirmation of understanding to individuals, their families, carers and professionals
- Use and facilitate methods of communication preferred by the individual they support according to the individual’s language, cultural and sensory needs, wishes and preferences
- Take the initiative and reduce environmental barriers to communication
- Demonstrate and ensure that records and reports are written clearly and concisely
- Lead and support others to keep information safe, preserve confidentiality in accordance with agreed ways of working
- Support others, to recognise and respond to potential signs of abuse according to agreed ways of working
- Work in partnership with external agencies to respond to concerns of abuse
- Lead and support others to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and duty of care
- Recognise, report, respond to and record unsafe practices and encourage others to do so
- Lead and mentor others where appropriate to promote the wellbeing of the individuals they support
- Demonstrate the management of the reduction of infection, including use of best practice in hand hygiene
- Promote healthy eating and wellbeing by supporting individuals to have access to fluids, food and nutrition
- Carry out fire safety procedures and manage others to do so
- Develop risk assessments and use in a person centred way to support individuals safely including moving and assisting people and objects
- Manage, monitor, report and respond to changes in the health and wellbeing of the individuals they support
- Take the initiative to identify and form professional relationships with other people and organisations
- Demonstrate, manage and support self and others to work within safe, clear professional boundaries
- Take the initiative to evaluate and improve own skills and knowledge through reflective practice, supervision, feedback and learning opportunities
- Demonstrate continuous professional development
- Carry out research relevant to individuals’ support needs and share with others
- Demonstrate where necessary mentoring and supervision to others in the workplace
- Demonstrate good team/partnership working skills
- Demonstrate their contribution to robust recruitment and induction processes
Training schedule
Training will be at North Lindsey College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer.
Day release
You will undertake the Lead Adult Care Worker standard.
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/lead-adult-care-worker-v1-1
You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or Maths if needed
You will undertake both on and off-the-job training by a team of industry qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge and experience that will help you become a senior healthcare support worker of the future!
More training information
This is a great opportunity to gain practical experience, develop your skills and work towards a recognised qualification while supporting people with their daily needs, dignity, independence and wellbeing. Previous care experience is desired, although a positive attitude, willingness to learn and a genuine passion for helping others are equally important. You will receive support and guidance from experienced care professionals in a friendly and supportive working environment, with opportunities to develop your knowledge and progress your career in health and social care. If you are passionate about providing high-quality care and making a positive difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you.
Thorndene Care is seeking a caring, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as an Apprentice Health and Social Care Assistant.
This apprenticeship provides an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience within both a residential care home and a domiciliary home care service while working towards a nationally recognised qualification in Adult Care.
The successful applicant will gain experience supporting individuals with a wide range of care and support needs, promoting independence, dignity, choice, safety and wellbeing.
The apprentice will work alongside experienced care professionals and receive structured training, supervision and ongoing support throughout their apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
You must be able to travel to and from work and college.
Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).
The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
We need to ask all applicants whether they have any relevant criminal convictions and or pending investigation as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Relevant meaning offences against a person, whether violent or sexual, offences involving drugs or controlled substances, or theft. A declaration of a relevant Criminal Conviction will result in a Risk Assessment being carried out to determine whether the applicant poses a risk to the welfare or safety of others. This does not include warnings, cautions, reprimands and (for example) speeding fines/points.
A YES ANSWER DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDE YOUR APPLICATION.
About this employer
A care provider based in Doncaster, dedicated to delivering compassionate, personalised support to help individuals live safely, comfortably and with dignity. The company provides residential care through Thorndene Residential Home, offering a welcoming environment with 24-hour support, personalised care, meals and activities tailored to residents' needs. Altrua Care also provides domiciliary care services, supporting people in the comfort of their own homes with personal care, medication support, meal preparation, housekeeping, companionship and assistance with everyday activities. In addition, the company offers respite and short-stay care to support individuals and give family carers a much-needed break. Across both its care home and home care services, Altrua Care is committed to promoting independence, respecting individual choices and providing safe, high-quality care that makes a positive difference to people's lives.
http://www.altruacare.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Katie Hiles
katie.hiles@dncolleges.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000061477.
Apply now
Closes in 29 days (Saturday 28 November 2026 at 11:59pm)