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About the Role
This is a role with growth, and purpose at its heart. It’s a role that inspires others and brings your creative mind to life. You will be supporting residents who have learning disabilities. This is a residential care service, and the people we support are fully dependent on us. Because of the nature of the job, you must be 18+.
Wage
£25,775.88 a year
Training Course
Adult care worker (level 2)
Hours
- Various shifts available. You must be available to work weekends.
- 39 hours a week
Start Date
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Duration
1 year
Positions Available
2
About the Apprenticeship
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What You'll Do at Work
You will ensure all personal care tasks are carried out with respect for privacy and dignity and in line with the needs, wishes and preferences of the individual as defined in the support plan. You will work as part of a team and liaise with medical professionals to provide the best quality of care and support to these individuals.
As a Support Worker, you’ll deliver excellent care, celebrate achievements, encourage fun and creativity and engage directly with the wider community. This is more than just a job, you will be helping the people we support gain independence and live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives.
Due to travel requirements of this role, a full UK Driving Licence is mandatory.
Where You'll Work
Compass House
84 Holland Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1UT
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)
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What You'll Learn
- 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
- Drivers Licence (grade Pass)
Desirable Qualifications
- Health and Social Care (grade Pass)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Communication Skills
Other Requirements
- The closing date guidance, if a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.
Choice Support have been supporting autistic people, people with learning disabilities and those with mental health needs lead fulfilling lives for over 40 years. We support people across the UK, from Hampshire and East Sussex in the south to Yorkshire in the north. We believe that everyone deserves a good life, no matter their needs.
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There is a possibility of being offered a full-time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042278.
Application Deadline
Closes in 16 days (Thursday 30 July 2026)
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