Adult Care Worker L2 Apprentice

Supporting Adults with all aspects of daily living including:

• Support to manage a tenancy (budgeting, paying bills, cleaning)
• Healthy eating (meal planning, shopping and cooking)
• Enjoying social activities (support to attend and participate in leisure and learning activities and social events)
• Support to attend health appointments
• Support to use public transport
• Promote positive mental health and wellbeing

• Adult Care Worker Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
• This is a work-based qualification with supported, protected 6 hours weekly off the job training

Possibility of a fixed term contract on completion, dependant on staff to tenant ratios.

• Working towards NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent)
• DBS Certificate registered on the update service
• Understanding of professional boundaries
• Good IT skills using MS Word and Smart Phone Apps for rotas and electronic notes
• Flexible approach to working
• Benefits include, additional leave over Christmas, moving home, getting married. Team member of the month and Birthday club

Blue Pits Housing Action is an inclusive, Tenant needs-led, high-quality accommodation and support service that promotes social inclusion and enables vulnerable adults to achieve their full potential.

We provide alternative support solutions for people with mental health needs and learning disabilities. Through bespoke support and accommodation packages, we aim to meet the wants and needs of the Tenant and to work with their support team. This may be supported living, shared accommodation or single tenancies throughout Rochdale.

We provide a range of social care activities that include emotional and psychological support and promote wellbeing, prevent the need for more costly acute care services and that are oriented towards enablement, recovery, diversity and social inclusion.

This is an entry-level role supported by government's youth employment schemes available for 16 – 24 year olds. Our funding for this vacancy utilises the department for education’s new £2,000 Apprenticeship Hiring Payment (for more information on eligibility please see further details on the government website – https://www.gov.uk/employing-an-apprentice/get-funding.