Summary
To work as part of a team providing innovative, caring, and safe services to children, young people, and adults with diverse needs, including learning disabilities and mental health diagnoses. To deliver professional care that promotes fun, choice, empowerment, independence, and helps people achieve their goals.
Wage
£13,753 a year
Training course
Adult care worker (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday 9am- 4pm
35 hours a week
Start date
Saturday 31 May 2025
Duration
1 year
Positions available
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
The role is responsible for the following:
* Working as part of a team to deliver high quality workshops, activities, and holiday breaks for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities across various hubs within Harrow, Hillingdon, and Brent.
* Act as a key worker to co-ordinate and develop the support to the individual using a person-centred approach and co-production to improve outcomes individuals want to achieve.
* Robust planning to create a sustainable approach to supporting people to have greater choice and control over their day, to access mainstream communitybased activities, to progress towards greater independence, volunteering and employment opportunities for those who aspire to this.
* Support people to participate in the community by accessing local facilities and wider community resources and promote social inclusion.
* To work in a flexible way within services ensuring that you are available at weekends, evenings and during the day and be a part of a rota.
* To support people to build on their individual strengths and social networks, develop resilience and life skills and support people to find friendship groups and get involved in activities to maintain health and wellbeing.
* Contribute to the development of person-centred planning, ensuring each individual’s plan has meaningful and achievable goals with positive outcomes that meet aspirations as well as needs.
* Offering stimulation and motivation through interaction and social activities with children, young people, and adults.
* To assist in providing age-appropriate play and leisure activities in a caring and supportive environment for children, young people and adults.
* To work on a 1:1 basis or with a small group of children, young people, or adults with learning and physical disabilities during play and leisure sessions and when supporting in the community.
* To set up and put away materials for sessions’ activities.
* To help maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness.
* To always report concerns to the Team Leader/Deputy Manager/Manager, as appropriate. • To have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults.
* Promote healthy lifestyles for individuals, liaising with other professionals and agencies as appropriate. • Administer medication in line with the policy and the individual’s care plans.
* Work in partnership with care managers and other professionals to improve life chances for individuals. • Encourage the involvement of clients in the development of and day to day operation of the service
* To maintain and keep current records and any other documents as directed by the Team Leader/Deputy Manager/Manager as appropriate. • Attending review and multi-disciplinary meetings as required.
Where you’ll work
3 Jardine House, Harrovian Business Village, Bessborough Road
Harrow
HA1 3EX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
HRUC (HARROW, RICHMOND AND UXBRIDGE COLLEGES)
Your training course
Adult care worker (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
* Support individuals they are working with according to their personal care/support plan
* Ask for help from an appropriate person when not confident or skilled in any aspect of their role
* Provide individuals with information to enable them to have a choice about the way they are supported
* Encourage individuals to participate in the way their care and support is delivered
* Ensure the individual knows what they are agreeing to regarding the way in which they are supported
* Contribute to the on-going development of care/support plans for the individual they support
* Support individuals with cognitive, physical or sensory impairments
* Ensure dignity is at the centre of all work with the individuals they support, their families, carers and advocates
* Demonstrate all work is person centred, accommodating the individual’s needs, wishes and preferences
* Demonstrate empathy (understanding and compassion) for individuals they support
* Demonstrate courage in supporting people in ways that may challenge their personal/cultural beliefs
* Speak clearly and exhibit positive non-verbal communication to individuals, families, carers and advocates
* Use the preferred methods of communication of the individual they support according to their language, culture, sensory needs and their wishes
* Identify and take steps to reduce environmental barriers to communication
* Demonstrate they can check for understanding
* Write clearly and concisely in records and reports
* Keep information safe and confidential according to agreed ways of working
* Recognise potential signs of different forms of abuse
* Respond to concerns of abuse according to agreed ways of working
* Recognise, report and challenge unsafe practices
* Promote the health and wellbeing of the individual they support
* Move people and objects safely
* Demonstrate how to reduce the spread of infection, including use of best practice in hand hygiene
* Demonstrate the promotion of healthy eating and wellbeing by ensuring individuals have access to fluids, food and nutrition
* Demonstrate how to keep people, buildings and themselves safe and secure
* Carry out fire safety procedures when required
* Use risk assessments to support individuals safely
* Recognise symptoms of cognitive impairment, e.g. Dementia, learning disabilities and mental health
* Monitor and report changes in health and wellbeing for individuals they support
* Reflect on your own work practices
* Demonstrate the development of their own skills and knowledge, including core skills in writing, numbers and information technology
* Demonstrate their contribution to their development plan
* Demonstrate ability to work in partnership with others to support the individual
* Identify sources of support when conflicts arise with other people or organisations
* Demonstrate they can work within safe, clear professional boundaries
* Show they can access and apply additional skills required to perform the specific job role competently
Your training plan
Apprentices will be required to attend college at least x1 day per week either at Uxbridge, Harrow or Hayes Campus completing necessary mandatory training and units associated with the apprenticeship.
The apprentice will be required to complete:
Work towards gaining a full Adult Care Level 2 Qualification.
Employment Rights and Responsibilities.
Skills, Knowledge, and Behaviours.
Standard and End Point Assessment.
Other training will be provided by the employer as required to enable the fulfilment of the job role.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* Maths (grade 4)
* English (grade 4)
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
* Presentation skills