Care Assistant Apprentice

Half Acre House Residential Care Home
Rochdale (OL11 4DB)
Closes in 31 days (Monday 9 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 October 2026

Summary

To provide care for our residents physical needs including personal care and completing all necessary records. Understand and comply with all policies, procedures and legal requirements. Work as part of the team. Carry out all necessary daily routines assisting. Liaise with Care professionals, family members etc.

Wage
£12,480 to £19,827.60, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Training
Adult care worker (level 2)
Hours: 30 hours to be worked across 7 day week and varying shift patterns TBC. 30 hours a week
Start date: Monday 16 November 2026
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

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

Responsibilities to Service Users

• Provide care for Service Users’ physical needs, including personal care and completing all necessary records
• Provide care for Service Users’ social and emotional needs including being entrusted with personal information, providing support, social stimulation
• Promote independence and choice
• Facilitate dignity and privacy for service users
• Show respect to service users at all times
• Operate activities and interests for service users
• Carry out all necessary daily routines
• Safeguard Service User to protect them from abuse and neglect, follow appropriate procedures to raise concerns

Where you'll work
Roch Valley Way
Rochdale
OL11 4DB

Training

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

Training provider
ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

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.