Adult Support Worker (Physical & Learning Disabilities) Apprenticeship

Summary

Voyage Care is looking for a new Support Worker Apprentice. You will be studying for your Adult Care Worker Level 2. You will assist with daily living activities, learn essential care skills, and contribute to creating a positive and inclusive atmosphere within our service whilst gaining a recognised qualification in health and social care.

Wage

£23,150.40 a year

Training course

Adult care worker (level 2)

Hours

TBC (may include evenings, weekends & public holidays).

35 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 12 September 2026

Duration

1 year

Positions available

2

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

As an apprentice within Voyage Care, a leading care provider specialising in supporting adults with physical and learning disabilities, you will work alongside experienced care professionals to deliver compassionate, person-centred support to individuals with complex care needs. This apprenticeship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a rewarding sector, supporting people to live fulfilling and independent lives in a safe and nurturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communicating with people we support with learning disabilities using appropriate communication methods, including tact, empathy and diplomacy to foster good relationships. This may include using specialist communication methods for which the company would provide training
• Once suitably trained, assist with the people we support, including personal care, while being appropriately supervised
• Assisting with bathing to maintain a high standard of hygiene. This may include people moving techniques, using hoists and repositioning service users as required
• Participating in the development and implementation of people we support’s care plans to encourage people we support to take an active role in all aspects of daily living and ensure the appropriate level of individual care and support is provided
• Participating in people we support daily outings, activities or recreational pursuits when required to assist people we support with aspects of their daily life
• Undertaking and/or assisting people we support with household activities such as cooking, mealtimes, laundering and cleaning to promote a healthy environment for the service users and the promotion of independent living
• Recording and completing any appropriate documentation to ensure that per records, observations or research results are accurate and informative
• Handling cash daily, e.g. grocery shopping, general household errands and service users’ monies to facilitate the appropriate management of service users’ finances
• Undertaking and completing the apprenticeship programme within an agreed timescale, including the induction criteria specified by the Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Undertaking any other training relevant to the needs of the service and the people we support according to relevant legislation to professionally develop and gain skills beneficial to the service users
• Ensuring all policies and procedures applicable in the service and the company are followed to comply with regulations and good practice
• Attending, participating and contributing to team meetings when required to ensure that all issues relating to the management of the service are fully understood, and to promote communication within the team. Complying with the company’s Equal Opportunities Policy to ensure that no person is disadvantaged or discriminated against

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream - giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned
• Funded Blue Light Card - hundreds of discounts at high street retailers, etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

Where you'll work

Mount Road
Northallerton
DL6 1RB

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)

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.
• 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.

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

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

• Driving Licence (grade Pass)
• Health and Social Care (grade Pass)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Initative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Teamworking,

Other requirements

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