Health and Social Care Apprenticeship - Portsmouth

At Bluebird Care Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth (PO1–PO6).

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

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.

There is a possibility of being offered a full-time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship.

The closing date guidance, if a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.