Apprentice Healthcare Assistant/Care Worker

Start a rewarding career with great pay where your growth truly matters. As an Apprentice Healthcare Assistant / Care Worker you will have the chance to make a difference in your community while earning your Adult Care worker Level 2 Apprenticeship. Work in a supportive team that really values you. New Venture Care Ltd is ready to welcome you.

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

Why work for New Venture Care Ltd

No previous experience is required just kindness, reliability, and a genuine desire to care for others.

• Full paid training and a comprehensive induction will be provided, so you’ll be confident and supported from day one.
• Flexible shifts which include weekday / weekend / daytime. This is a Night Support Worker role so hours will be varied and flexible and change from week to week.
• You will get a FREE uniform, paid induction and refresher training (including Care Certificate).

As a Healthcare Assistant / Care Worker, you’ll visit people in their own homes and help them live safely and independently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Offering companionship and emotional support
• Helping with meal preparation and household tasks
• Supporting with medication reminders or administration
• Assisting with mobility and attending appointments
• Promoting independence and dignity at all times

Who you will be:

• Someone who has kindness at their core with a genuine passion for helping others
• Someone who consistently demonstrates a caring and compassionate attitude
• Must have right to work in the UK
• Driving licence preferred but not essential
• Someone with good teamwork skills who will work closely with the care team and management in a safe and supportive environment

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

Adult care worker (level 2)

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.