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Apprentice Support Worker
Walfinch Home Care are looking for an Apprentice Support Worker. You will be studying for your Level 2 Adult Care Apprenticeship. No experience required. Due to role requirements, you must be able to drive & have access to a vehicle.
Wage: £25,688 a year
Training course: Adult care worker (level 2)
Hours: Shifts TBC. 38 hours a week
Start date: Monday 12 October 2026
Duration: 1 year
Positions available: 1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
To share with other staff in meeting the personal care needs of clients in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence. Care provided by care assistants provides and coordinates individualized care and resources to elderly, disabled and others so that they may continue to live in their homes and in the community.
The support package may include transportation, outreach on local transport to attend appointments, shopping or accessing the community. House cleaning (minimal), personal hygiene, providing meals, and other health and wellness-related activities. It will not include tasks that would normally be undertaken by a trained nurse. Only when trained to do so would care workers undertake any specialist tasks.
The main duties and responsibilities of the role are:
- To assist clients with all personal care needs, including undressing, washing, bathing and toileting needs.
- To follow the care plan.
- To assist clients with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence and help in use and care of aids and personal equipment.
- To support and care for clients who require End of Life Support.
- To engage in the promotion of the mental and physical well-being of clients through talking to them, taking them out, and sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies, and recreations.
- To make and change beds and all domestic tasks within the household.
- Where required, to assist with the client’s laundry.
- Update, maintain current, accurate, confidential records for each client.
- To perform such other duties as may reasonably be required.
- To always comply with the organisation’s policies and procedures, which include the client’s care plan and medication needs.
- To report to the registered manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a client.
- All staff are required to attend mandatory training where appropriate; this includes induction and National Vocational Qualifications or their equivalent.
- To enable and assist clients to maintain, on a day-to-day basis, as much autonomy and independence as possible.
- To support and assist clients in identifying risks and recording the support plan, which minimises and manages the identified risks.
- Identify and escalate any concerns, changes, or client needs to the relevant Walfinch Manager.
- Record & escalate appropriately all decisions which relate to clients who lack capacity.
- Involve and consult with the relevant Walfinch Manager to ensure that the client’s views are expressed and acted upon.
- Attend reviews of care as appropriate.
- Update and continually improve practice by a mutually agreed method, which may include attendance at staff meetings, learning support briefings and one-to-one supervision.
- Take responsibility in conjunction with the line manager for identifying further learning.
- Be aware of requirements regarding codes of practice and relevant codes of conduct, where appropriate, issued by professional bodies.
- Understand the requirements of the New Fundamental Standard Regulations 9 – 20, in relation to the Care Quality Commission Inspect regime and its importance to your workplace practice.
- Promote good practice and be vigilant in recognising and reporting practice which does not meet the defined standard.
- To assist and contribute to any regulatory body inspection or monitoring visit.
- To always act, to safeguard clients from any form of abuse and to report such concerns immediately.
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Where you'll work
High Street
Watford
WD17 2DJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
Training course
Adult care worker (level 2)
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.
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Paragon Skills is an award-winning, Ofsted-rated ‘Good’, national apprenticeship provider inspiring over 10,000 learners annually and working with over 3000 businesses to deliver apprenticeships in a high-quality, consistent way. Our dedicated focus on the Care and Education sectors means we are deeply rooted within these sectors and have in-depth knowledge and understanding of what is required from a training perspective. Upon completion of this 12 Month apprenticeship, you will have obtained your Adult Care Worker (Level 2) Apprenticeship.
Essential qualifications
in:
- Drivers Licence (grade )
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Initiative
Other requirements
The closing date guidance, if a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.
About this employer
Walfinch Watford & Hemel Hempstead is owned by Saumya Mishra, who has been bringing outstanding, quality care to the local community since January 2025. Within the Walfinch Watford & Hemel Hempstead team, we pride ourselves on understanding your individual situation and tailor our care packages to best support you to thrive.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
There is a possibility of being offered a full-time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000025174.
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