Adult Care Worker apprentice

Care Assistant is one of the roles in a team that work together. This team is made up of all staff in the home; nurses, officers, senior carers, kitchen, laundry, cleaners, management, maintenance and activities to ensure that all residents needs are met (including personal hygiene, continence, fluid and nutrition, and more), their dignity is always protected while maintaining a professional relationship.

Care Assistants are to encourage independence, ensure privacy and respect. Care Assistants help create a safe environment where residents feel comfortable, supported and empowered to live their life to the best of their ability. As a Care Assistant you will be supported by your senior carer on shift and supervised by the nurse in charge. Care Assistants are expected to provide and maintain the highest standard of care in accordance with policies, aims and objectives of Cathedral View.

Training:

The Apprenticeship Standard is Level 2 Adult Care worker.
You will be required to attend St Austell College a day a week as part of your apprenticeship training. You will receive on and off-the-job training and support from an assessor and an Apprenticeship advisor.

Training Outcome:

Senior care opportunities.

A lot of our previous apprentices have gone on to complete their nurse training and other professional routes through university. They then have come back to work with us in their profession.

Employer Description:
Cathedral View House is a provider of high quality residential & nursing Care. They are registered for a number of dementia patients. They are privately owned, run by trained nursing staff and health care staff. Two homes set in beautiful private grounds in a quiet area of Truro.

Working Hours :
Mixture of shifts over a seven-day week from Sunday to Friday. (Alternative weekends) Early shifts: 07.00-14:00 Late shifts: 14.00-21.30 Night shifts 21:00-07.30 (if applicable)

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience