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Adult Care Apprentice
Bluebird Care are looking for a new adult care Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Adult Care Worker (Level 2) Apprenticeship.
Wage: £24,667.24 a year
Training course: Adult care worker (level 2)
Hours: Shifts TBC (Will Include Evenings and Weekends). 37 hours a week
Start date: Thursday 6 August 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
At Bluebird Care Swindon, we provide high-quality, compassionate care to elderly and vulnerable people, helping them remain safe and comfortable in their own homes. We're growing our dedicated team and currently seeking Health Care Assistants to support customers across Swindon and the surrounding areas (Highworth, Farringdon, Wroughton, Lawns, Shrivenham, Moredon, Watchfield, Vale of White Horse).
Day-to-day responsibilities:
- Supporting with personal care and daily routines
- Providing companionship and emotional reassurance
- Effectively communicating with those of different communication needs or from different backgrounds
- Problem solving and learning how to safely support individuals whilst working in line with legislations, regulations, policies and risk assessment
- Learning how to implement a good level of nutrition and hydration alongside training in food hygiene standards and infection prevention control
- Learning about signs of abuse and how to safeguard yourself and your customers, including who you would need to report to
- Learning about whistleblowing should you feel your concerns are not being listened to
- Learning how to safely handle and administer medication and ensure safe disposal
- Learning how to deal with challenging situations and positive behaviour support, as well as learning about autism and learning disabilities
- Learning how to work in a team and communicate with your colleagues, as well as lone working
Where you'll work
Suite E6 Gemini House Hargreaves Road Swindon
SN2 5AZ
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)
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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.
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Training schedule
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.
Requirements
Essential qualifications:
- Drivers Licence
Desirable qualifications:
- Health and Social Care
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
- Organisational Skills
- Communication Skills
Other requirements
The closing date guidance, if a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.
About this employer
Home Care services give people the support they need, in the place they love. So Dad can wake up in his own bed. Mum can prep the Sunday roast in her own kitchen. Your husband can get the personal care he needs while you’re in the next room. And everyone, as much as possible, can go about their life as normal.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
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 VAC2000023424.
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