Health Care Professional - Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship - DRIVER

Home Instead Manchester (M27 9LQ)

Summary

Home Instead Salford is an award-winning domiciliary care provider, supporting older adults to live independently and comfortably in their own homes across Salford and the surrounding communities. They are recruiting for new health care professionals who are caring and compassionate. You must have a driving licence!

• Wage: £17,160 a year
• Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab): Pay will be reviewed after a 3-month probationary period
• Training course: Adult care worker (level 2)
• Hours: 7 days per week available (30 hours per week minimum contract – 48 hours per week). Hours to be agreed.
• Start date: Saturday 7 November 2026
• Duration: 1 year 6 months
• Positions available: 3

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

• Providing person-centred care and support tailored to individual needs
• Supporting people with daily routines and activities
• Providing companionship and meaningful social interaction
• Supporting individuals living with dementia, including promoting independence, reassurance and well-being
• Assisting with meals, personal care and mobility where required
• Taking part in activities that promote social engagement and quality of life
• Building positive, trusting relationships with the people you support
• Working as part of a wider care team and communicating effectively with colleagues and families
• Following care plans, safeguarding procedures and health and safety requirements
• Maintaining accurate confidential care records

Where you'll work

457 Chorley Road
Swinton
Manchester
M27 9LQ

Training

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

• Training provider: SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
• Training course: Adult care worker (level 2)
• Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

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.