SUPPORT WORKER APPRENTICE
RAVENSTHORPE COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD
DEWSBURY (WF13 3AR)
Closes in 8 days (Friday 13 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 November 2026
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Summary
We are looking for a bubbly, enthusiastic and approachable individual to deliver prepared lessons and work with young adults with special needs. Able to connect with young adults with additional needs in a supportive and understanding way.
Above all, we are looking for someone with a genuine passion for helping others learn and grow.
- Wage
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£12,558 a year
- Training course
- Adult care worker (level 2)
- Hours
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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAYS
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 26 November 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
- Presenting work as a classroom teaching assistant
- Cooking lunches and breaks
- Cleaning kitchen and toilets
- Toilet support for users
- Report writing
- Taking users home in the vehicle as an escort
Where you'll work
24 GARDEN STREET
DEWSBURY
WF13 3AR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
YORKSHIRE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP 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
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
passing an adult workforce dbs check
sign up to dbs
About this employer
STEP UP DAY PROVISION is one of the departments of Ravensthorpe Community Centre Ltd (RCCL).
We are based in Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury West Yorkshire.
The facility consists of wheelchair access and toilet facilities, a sensory room and dining area.
The service is centre-based with adhoc additional activities such as bowling, local shopping, and local walks planned within the calendar in advance.
Step Up is committed to Promoting engagement, participation, Independence, choice, dignity, equality, social skills and social inclusion.
Our aim is to offer a practical service, to enable you to remain as independent as much as possible. The care is delivered according to your care plan, and is based on an assessment of your needs.
We aim to assist our Service Users in being as independent and taking part as much as possible, the service we provide is an enabling one rather than a ‘doing’ one.
We encourage and assist as much as possible whilst trying to ensure that we don’t ‘take over’ the task that Service Users can do for themselves. We encourage engagement and participation.
Step up offers safe and secure care whilst working in a person centred approach with you to provide a service which you value highly, which helps you to be as independent as possible and which allows you as much control & choice as possible.
Our objective is to work in partnership with everyone involved in your care; this includes your family, the social services team, healthcare staff and any other multi-disciplinary agency. Our philosophy is to put you, the Service User, at the heart of everything we do, and to act in your best interests at all times. Close personal attention to each of you is essential to be able to provide a quality experience for all users so you can live life to the full potential; therefore, adequate personnel will be hired in our care.
https://www.rccl.org/step-up-service?id=4 (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
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Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RAVENSTHORPE COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD
Veena
veena.hussein@rccl.org
07397 800983
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000062468.
Apply now
Closes in 8 days (Friday 13 November 2026 at 11:59pm)