We are pleased to present you with a fantastic opportunity to kick start your career in Care with an apprenticeship at Greensleeves Care Home in Crawley. You would form part of a tight knit team with the opportunity to earn whilst you learn, with the future prospect of a full time position with further opportunities for training & development.

About:

Greensleeves Care home Putting the Fun back into living

Greensleeves is a homely, passionate care home, ensuring that only the best Quality is provided to ensure that the residents feel at home and are able to fulfil their lives how they want to.

We have been running for 25+ years providing wholesome care to our ladies only care home. Our values of only serving the best care, support and fun living to our ladies is what matters ensuring that they are able to live out the rest of the days doing what they enjoy most.

Our passion is knowing what makes our residents light up and enjoy life, how best to support them when they are down, what their favorite conversational topic is to bring a smile back onto their faces, what food and drink they really enjoy, what hobbies and bucket list ambitions they have still on their checklist to complete.

Job Description:

· To ensure each resident receives assistance with all elements of their personal care to include washing, dressing and assisting residents in all aspects of daily living as required

· To participate with the team for continual monitoring of each residents health needs. To include appropriate liaisons with senior and relevant staff

· To Ensure residents choice and independence is respected and have knowledge of residents risk management plans

· To support residents with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence, and in the use and care of aids and personal equipment

· To help serve meals, prepare and clear dinning room and assist residents with eating as required

· To make beds, tidy rooms, light cleaning and emptying of commodes

· To care sensitively to residents who are unwell or requiring palliative care

· To support residents going ot hospital out-patient appointments as required

· To answer emergency bells and the door and greet visitors in a courteous manner. To participate in the key worker system as defined within the home.

· Encourage residents to be involved in the house. Welcome and encourage their participation in activities so that they can participate and remain emotionally and intellectually stimulated

· Assist as required with social functions at the home

· Support and work closely with families and friends offering them professional and emotion support, sensitive to individual need

· To assist as directed, in the preparation, implementation, review and update of all residents care plans in line with their personal wishes and preferences in accordance with the home policies.

. To perform such other duties as may reasonably be required

Working Week:

Week 1; Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday 12 hour shift (48 Hours)

Week 2; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 12 hour shift (36 Hours)

There is a total of 1hour and 15 minute of breaks and they will be paid.

(If you are under 18 you cannot work more than 40 hours per week)

Benefits:

- Christmas Bonus

- Days Out with the Team

- Recognition & Incentive Schemes

Training to be Provided:

This Apprenticeship Standard will include the Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (England) Adult Care pathway only as the mandatory qualification.

With support from Crawley College, the Apprentice will develop and maintain examples of their work to meet qualification criteria within an electronic portfolio.

On-going assessment by the employer and Crawley College consisting of meetings with your apprentice, monthly reviews, observations of workplace competency and the completion of knowledge questions will make up part of the on programme training for this standard.

Attendance to maths and/or English sessions will be required if applicable.

The option to attend behaviour workshops to cover key elements of the behaviours set out in the Standard is advisable.

Expected Duration:

12-18 Months

Skills Required:

Qualifications Required:

Personal Qualities:

You should be caring, empathetic, enthusiastic and wanting to better yourself

Future Prospects:

The ability to have a full time position which can lead into further opportunities in the company.

Other Important Information:

All applications must be made through Apprenticeship vacancies. Do not contact the employer direct as this may result in your application not being considered. The National Minimum Wage for Apprentices is £3.90 per hour. This is the legal minimum pay per hour applying to 16-18 year old apprentices and those aged 19 and over in the first year of their apprenticeship. For apprentices 19 or over who have completed their first year and are continuing their apprenticeship, the National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies.

Reality Check:

- You must have your own transport

- Your employment will be subject to a full DBS Background check

- You must have at least 2 references (character & professional/school)