Adult Care Worker Apprentice

Closes in 26 days (Wednesday 30 September 2026)

APRA Care is a dedicated care agency based in Cornwall, committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred support to individuals in need of care and assistance. They are offering an exciting opportunity to join their dynamic team as either Level 2 or Level 3 Adult Care apprentice!

Hours Monday to Friday scheduled between 9am to 5pm, may work evenings and weekends.

30 hours a week

Monday 5 October 2026

Duration

1 year

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Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

Duties to include but are not limited to:

• Supporting adults with a range of care and support needs
• Showing understanding of person-centred care, dignity, choice, independence, and safeguarding
• Following care plans, risk assessments, and organisational policies
• Communicating effectively with service users, families, and multidisciplinary professionals
• Working independently and as part of a team

6 Holman Road, Liskeard Business Park
Liskeard
PL14 3UT

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

• 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…