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Care Assistant Apprenticeship

Aveley Lodge
Pay: £150.00
Location: Essex Colchester United Kingdom
Category: Entry Level
Available from: Sep 2018
Finishes on: Ongoing Position
Type of work: Full Time, Indoor & Outdoor
Job reference: E02689913
2018-07-19 2018-08-16

Job Description

Vacancy Description



We are looking to expand on our current amount of care staff to enable us to give an even better service to our residents.



Key responsibilities:




  • To build warm, caring, and positive relationships with Service Users’, keeping the individual’s best interests in mind always

  • To provide support and practical help, advice and guidance to individuals in all areas of their life as required whilst respecting at all times the person’s rights and dignity in a manner that is entirely non-discriminatory, sensitive to individual needs, image enhancing, and empowering

  • To assist with personal care such as washing, dressing or using the toilet, domestic home care, managing personal finances and promoting social, emotional and physical wellbeing, education, and general social or leisure activities including making and maintaining friendships and relationships and participating in the local community, as detailed in the individual care plan

  • To assist with the safe handling and administration of medicines (on completion of appropriate training)

  • To work creatively to help individuals recognise achievements, celebrate successes, assist informed decision making, identify problems and find ways of resolving them, and to take advantage of opportunities, gain new experiences, take risks and develop life-skills and confidence

  • To help individuals identify future aspirations, and current support needs and preferences, and consider how these can best be met through formal and informal support

  • To liaise with other agencies with and on behalf of individuals to enable access to appropriate resources and services (including specialist services)

  • To help Service Users live together positively, share responsibilities (including running their home), identify common issues and concerns and find solutions to problems

  • To act as an advocate or promote active participation through self-advocacy or independent advocacy



General responsibilities:




  • To communicate effectively, and to work positively and co-operatively with managers, other employees, other professionals and agencies, members of the public including family and friends of Service Users and to keep Service Users as the main focus of your efforts

  • To take your personal and professional development seriously, including active involvement in supervision, staff meetings and training

  • To maintain records in a wide range of areas, abiding by data protection legislation and issues of confidentiality at all times

  • To work collaboratively with the managers and other team members, participating in a range of flexible rota arrangements to provide 24 hour cover for the provision of care at Aveley Lodge

  • To help ensure that the Home is safe, secure and comfortable by offering support, undertaking tasks directly, and where appropriate advising line manager of concerns 

  • To be aware of Aveley Lodge’s Health and Safety Policy and understand your own responsibilities within this, and to actively use risk assessment practices to avoid or minimise risk in all areas of your work

  • To undertake a number of domestic duties as required, including laundry, ironing, cleaning and fool preparation, as directed

  • To be aware of and follow all policies and procedures as laid out in Aveley Lodge’s Policy and Procedures Manual



Representing the organisation:




  • Safeguard the good name and raise the profile of Aveley Lodge through the maintenance of good relations with key stake holders, including the CQC and beneficiaries and act as chief spokesperson for Aveley Lodge, educating and informing them of the organisation’s role, goals, objectives, philosophy and accomplishments



Aveley Lodge is a small organisation which must respond rapidly and flexibly to the needs and expectations of its Service Users and stake holders. It is therefore inevitable that the breadth and content of any job description will vary in consultation with the post holder.


Personal Qualities :

  • Committed, warm and friendly with a caring and compassionate attitude

  • Ability to build and sustain trusting relationships with others

  • Good oral and written communication skills

  • Good problem-solving skills with the ability to make responsible decisions in the interest of others’

  • The ability to develop and maintain external networks at appropriate levels

  • A proactive approach with the ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure

  • Understand, have an affinity with, be committed to, and advance Aveley Lodge’s mission, vision, ethos and values

  • A working ethic that promotes; integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and selflessness

  • Willingness to participate in ongoing training and development

  • Commitment to completing the Care Act Certificate during probation

  • We are looking for committed individuals who are warm, friendly and empathic, who want to make a difference to our residents’ lives.

  • Good time keeping and be able organise oneself.



Skills Required :

  • Basic literacy and numeracy skills

  • Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team

  • The ability to determine priorities and organise own time effectively

  • A clear understanding of and demonstrable commitment to equal opportunities and diversity

  • Ability to understand and take responsibility for following oral and written instructions



Future Prospects :

Due to our reputation that is growing we will be expanding our business in the forthcoming year. We have won more awards for our care than any other care home in Essex making the UK finals for Catering, and Training and Development with the Caring UK Awards. We have been finalists for Carer of the year, and the Care team for putting people first at the Great British Care Awards 2016 & 2018.We were the Regional winners in these categories.



At the end of the apprenticeship we are hoping that the apprentices will want to work for us permanently and will be paid the same wage as the rest of the workforce. Apprentices will be nurtured, well trained, they will develop their social skills, become more confident and grow as individuals.



All our training is provided by HR, the Care team and outside trainers coming into the home. We do not do e-learning. All the staff are very caring and want to see each other succeed,



We are looking for enthusiastic, committed individuals who like training and want to be developed into excellent carers. We have high standards at Aveley Lodge and this is expected from all staff that work here whatever role they carry out.


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