This covers lots of things such as assisting people with their personal hygiene, washing, dressing, and meals; through to helping people do whatever they choose to do in a day ad when out and about, that makes them happy. You will do this in a dignified and respectful way with a focus on their mental and physical good health.
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.
🧹 It’s Not All Smiles and Hugs
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
What your apprenticeship includes:
- You won’t need to attend college, our apprenticeships are delivered through work based training which includes a mixture of face-to-face sessions and remote Team calls with your Lifetime Learner Coach every 6 weeks. You will also have a mentor within the workplace to support you.
- Obtain Functional Skills in English and Maths (if you don’t already have GCSE or equivalents)
- Reviews every 12 weeks with the Apprentice, Line Manager and Lifetime Learner Coach including feedback sessions.
At PossAbilities, you will be working towards a Health and Social Care Foundation Apprenticeship L2 Qualification over the course of 8 months.
Desired Skills
We do not require any specific skills or experience we recruit on values.
Personal qualities
Passionate - You are a caring person who is compassionate about providing the best care and support to individuals.
Person centred - Someone who helps people to take control and be in the driving seat for their own life, and wants to help them achieve the things that mean the most to them.
Someone helps people keep their dignity and respect and provides emotional and social support.
Happy - A warm person, who enjoys what they do, and wants to do well for themselves and others.
A team player who can also work on your own initiative.
Creative - A problem solver, who likes to find new ways of doing things when that’s needed, and doesn’t limit themselves.
Integrity - Honest and transparent, you know what’s right and wrong, and you’re not afraid to admit when you’ve made a mistake.
Good attendance and punctuality record.
A good communicator who can use different types of communication or is willing to learn how.
Maintains confidentiality and privacy.
Celebrates the differences of our people and contribute to a culture where everyone is valued and respected.
Committed to delivering person-centred services and recognising our customers as diverse individuals.
Qualifications required
We do no require any specific qualifications we recruit on values.
Future prospects
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.
Training to be delivered
Health and Social Care Level 2 Foundation including Functional Skills in Maths and English
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.
Employer
PossAbilities - Rochdale
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Harelands House
Greater Manchester
Rochdale
OL162XW
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