Starting your career in Care

You will be able to complete the Level 2 Adult Care Worker at this Care Home based in Swindon. You will be providing personal care to the elderly, while also gaining hands-on experience.

Wage:

£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course:

Adult care worker (level 2)

Hours:

Monday - Sunday, between 7.00am and 10.00pm (Shifts on a rota). 30 hours a week

Start date:

Saturday 17 October 2026

Duration:

1 year

Positions available:

10

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Deliver safe, respectful and person-centred care to individuals in their own homes and/or supported living settings
• Support with personal care, daily living activities, mobility, meals and hydration
• Provide medication support where trained, competent and authorised
• Encourage independence, wellbeing and participation in social and community activities
• Observe and report changes in individuals' health and wellbeing.
• Maintain accurate and confidential care records
• Follow care plans, risk assessments and Caring@Home Ltd policies and procedures
• Comply with safeguarding, health and safety and infection control requirements
• Communicate effectively with service users, families, colleagues and other professionals
• Complete apprenticeship training, attend learning sessions and work towards achieving the apprenticeship qualification

Where you'll work

Unit 6
Darby Close, Cheney Manor Industrial Estate
Swindon
SN2 2PN

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

STEADFAST TRAINING LTD

Training course

Adult care worker (level 2)
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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.