Adult Care Worker Apprentice (S2503-04) - Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Summary

STARS is a short term, intensive reablement programme that is available to help people to live at home following a stay in hospital, or if there has been a change in a person’s care and support needs. The aim of the service is to support people to regain independence, rebuild confidence and relearn skills that might have been lost due to illness.

Annual wage

£14,566.15 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£14,566.15 for 12 months, £22,656 for the remaining 3 months.

Training course: Adult care worker

Hours: 37-hours per week - Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week

Start date: Monday 8 September 2025

Duration: 15 Months

Positions available: 2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Principal Duties:

1. Learn how to assist and enable clients to achieve daily living activities, which could include but is not exhaustive:

Maintaining personal hygiene and appearance
Ensuring intake of drinks, fluids and food is documented accurately and when necessary, assist in feeding and drinking and making dietary decisions
Achieving optimum mobility and physical comfort using all available equipment and manual handling techniques where appropriate
Maintaining privacy and dignity
Maintaining independence and identity
Prevention of pressure area damage through good nursing care
Contributing to effective palliative care
Maintaining tidiness and cleanliness within the physical environment

2. Learn how to undertake tasks as detailed and prescribed in a service user’s care/support plan.

3. Develop skills in using innovative methods to support and encourage service users to participate in meaningful activities, new experiences and opportunities which will meet their individual needs (physical, emotional, social and spiritual) and promote good health.

4. Learn how to be responsible for providing physical and personal care to service users taking into account their basic and acute emotional needs.

5. Learn how to keep accurate, daily records as required (both electronically and manually).

6. Learn how care providers work in cooperation with members of multi-disciplinary health teams in order to maximise opportunities for service user therapeutic care.

7. Learn how to provide effective social care support to the people of Rochdale in line with the Care Act including:

Developing a relationship with individuals and their families/circles of support
Using a range of personalised and person-centred approaches to understand what people need
Developing a support plan and carrying out a personalised review
Exploring flexible and creative support opportunities within the local community
Developing skills in researching information to provide advice, support and guidance

8. To adhere to all statutory requirements and good practices as laid down by all authorities involved.

Where you’ll work

72 Drake Street, Rochdale, OL16 1PA

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Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Your training course

Adult care worker

Equal to Level 2 (GCSE)

Your training plan

Adult Care Worker Level 2.

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

Requirements

Desired qualifications

GCSE Maths and English (Grade Grade 4/C or above) desirable

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Team working
Proud
Pioneering + Open
Committed to gaining Skills
Passionate

Other requirements

Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, you will be invited to fill in the Rochdale Borough Council Application form at Rochdale Training. Please keep an eye on your emails as our recruitment team will be in touch to invite you to one of our sessions. Apprentice rate: Apprentices who undertake Level 3 apprenticeships are paid a salary of 14,566.15 for 12 months and equivalent to Grade 1 SCP 2 currently £22,656 for the remaining months of the contract (18-month contract). Interview Date: 1st, 2nd and 3rd of July 2025. Induction date - Monday 8th September 2025. Should you apply for 2 vacancies (maximum), we strongly encourage you to attend both interviews and declare this. It will not count against you, and all teams/panels will be aware. This expression of interest is the first stage of your application. The Authority operates a Smoke-Free Policy for all its employees and applies to any building and associated grounds within near the building, which is wholly owned, leased, or operated and occupied by Rochdale Borough Council.

About this company

Rochdale Council builds success and prosperity with our citizens and partners, whilst protecting our vulnerable people.

https://www.rochdale.gov.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.