Health and Social Care Foundation Apprentice

Thinking About a Career in Care?

Here's What You Need to Know:

Working in care especially supporting adults with learning disabilities is one of the most rewarding jobs you can do. But it’s also one of the most demanding. Before you apply, here’s a reality check to help you decide if this path is right for you.

It’s Not Just a Job - It’s a Commitment.

You’ll be supporting real people with real needs. That means showing up on time, being reliable, and putting others first - even on tough days.

You’ll Need Patience and Resilience

Some days will be challenging. You might support someone who doesn’t communicate in typical ways, or who expresses frustration through behaviour. Staying calm, kind, and professional is essential.

You might help with personal care, cleaning, or supporting someone through a medical appointment.

Shifts Can Be Long and Unpredictable.

Care doesn’t stop at 5pm. You might work evenings, weekends, or overnight. Flexibility is key.

But the Rewards Are Real.

You’ll build genuine relationships. You’ll help someone achieve something they never thought possible. You’ll go home knowing you made a difference.

With PossAbilities you will:

Deliver excellent care and support to each individual you work with. Excellent means that it is safe, personal to each individual, is respectful, maintains their dignity, and is carried out according to their needs and preferences Provide each individual with excellent quality personal care. This includes helping people maintain good personal hygiene, washing, dressing, oral hygiene and nail care Manage medication according to the person’s needs You ensure that the individual receives the right medication, in the right dose, at the right time, and support them at the appropriate level
Prepare meals and help people to eat where they need this according to individual dietary requirements Help with household tasks such as cleaning, laundry, ironing, shopping Support people to have a social and active lifestyle according to what they want Provide companionship, helping people to feel less isolated Work closely with our Support Officers to help plan and review care and support needs and activities in line with each person’s needs and aspirations Record the care and support you provide, the feedback from the people you support, and any important information that helps your peers and manager continue to deliver excellent care and support Report and record any concerns you have about a person’s well-being

Training Outcome:
At PossAbilities you will complete a wide range of interesting and valuable training, such as the care certificate, to help you deliver your role and support you to pursue a career in care Provided that you successful complete your apprenticeship and have met our expectations around the level of performance that we expect then you will offered a permanent role at PossAbilities

Employer Description:
We are a social enterprise and we support vulnerable people so that they can 'Live the life they choose'. Mostly we support people with learning disabilities, young people leaving care and people with dementia...though we do lot’s of other great things too.

Working Hours :
Shift work including early morning, evenings and weekends.

Skills: