About the Role

This is a hands-on support role working with individuals with learning disabilities and autism. You will provide person-centred support, promote independence, and help people achieve positive outcomes, while developing your skills through training and career progression opportunities.

What You'll Do at Work

• Provide person-centred support to individuals with learning disabilities and autism, promoting independence and choice
• Support individuals with daily living activities, including preparing meals, and accessing the community
• Accurately complete daily records and documentation using digital systems
• Support individuals to engage in meaningful activities, education, or employment opportunities
• Work positively with colleagues and follow policies, procedures, and mandatory training requirements
• Build positive, professional relationships with individuals, families, and professionals
• Support individuals with emotional wellbeing and respond appropriately to behaviours that may be challenging
• Maintain a safe and clean environment, following health and safety procedures
• Promote and respect dignity, privacy, and safeguarding at all times
• Participate in supervision, training, and ongoing learning to develop skills and knowledge
• Communicate effectively with team members and report concerns appropriately

Where You'll Work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship. This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

• 24 Lenz Close, Colchester, CO1 2FP
• 47 Lower Park Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0JX
• BAMBURGH HOUSE, CLACTON ROAD, THORRINGTON, COLCHESTER, CO7 8JN

Training Details

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

• Training provider: COLCHESTER INSTITUTE
• Training course: Adult care worker (level 2)
• Training schedule: The apprentice will be working towards the Adult Care Worker Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard including the City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Care. Apprentices will receive 1-to-1 tutor support from an assessor with tuition arranged on an individual basis

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.