Adult Care Worker Apprentice

HELP AT HOME CARE SERVICE LTD

FALMOUTH, TR11 4SN

Closes in 26 days (Thursday 31 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 September 2024

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Summary

Help At Home Care Service was established in 2011. We are committed to delivering high quality personalised care. Care is tailored to each individual's needs. We are registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England to provide services to adults aged 18 years and over.

Annual wage
£13,312 a year

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We pay a mileage fee of 40p per mile if colleagues use their own cars. We also offer £18 per hour for Bank Holiday. Colleagues are also given a travel time allowance.

Training course
Lead adult care worker (level 3)
Hours
Shift will be 07:00 - 14:00 and 16:00 to 22:00. Staff are expected to be available weekdays including evening as well as weekends. All shift patterns will be discussed at interview where a mutually suitable shift pattern will be agreed.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 1 November

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

Positions available

4

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Providing support to service users. This will include personal care, medication prompt, nutritional support such as preparing meals and ensuring the home is kept clean and tidy.
  • Reporting of any concerns to the office.
  • Daily recording of interventions in care provision.
  • Liaising with families and other multidisciplinary teams when necessary.

Where you’ll work

BICKLAND BUSINESS CENTRE

TREGONIGGIE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

FALMOUTH

TR11 4SN

Training

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.

College or training organisation

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Your training course

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Equal to A level

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

    • Your training plan

    • Apprenticeship Standard Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care
    • Mandatory qualifications (e.g. First Aid): Apprentices will be given mandatory training in First Aid, Moving and Handling, Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity, Fire Safety, Infection Control, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, Food Hygiene, Mental Capacity, Safe Administration of Medication and Care Certificate.
    • Apprentices will also be encouraged to undertake any additional training that will enhanced their CPD.
    • You will be required to attend St Austell College a day a week as part of your apprenticeship training.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 3/D)
    • Maths (grade 3/D)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Number skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    Other requirements

    Access to a car is desirable but not essential as we have walking rounds and colleagues who do not drive can work on shifts with a driver. Those with a licence but do not have access to a car are able to use the company pool car (subject to criteria).

    About this company

    We are a small domiciliary care agency based in Falmouth. We provide care services to adults aged 18 and over. Our service users have diverse needs such as physical illness, sensory impairment and dementia. We cover the regions of Falmouth, Penryn, Carnon Downs and outlying areas within a 5-mile radius. We are registered with the care quality commission with a rating of “GOOD”. We also have a very supportive team with excellent training supervision and mentoring.

    http://www.helpathomecareservice.com (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • On completion of the apprenticeship a support worker can progress within the company for example as senior support worker, care co-ordinator, training lead or office manager.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    CORNWALL COLLEGE

    Henry

    01209 616246

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277960.

    Apply now

    Closes in 26 days (Thursday 31 October at 11:59pm)

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