Adult Care Worker

Apprenticeship, Level 2

Adult Care Worker

To work in care is to make a positive difference to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional or intellectual challenges. Adult Care Workers need to have the right values and behaviours developing competences and skills to provide high quality, compassionate care and support.

They are the frontline staff who help adults with care and support needs to achieve their personal goals and live as independently and safely as possible, enabling them to have control and choice in their lives. Adult Care Workers may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, a person’s own home or clinical healthcare settings.

Job Occupations: Care Assistant, Care Worker, Support Worker

Planned Duration: 15 months (Practical period: 12 months, End Point Assessment period: 3 months)

Apprenticeships give you the opportunity to work for a real employer, earn a real salary and gain a real qualification whilst gaining valuable workplace skills and experience. If you are aged 16 or above, are driven to succeed in a particular industry and are willing to commit yourself to training and study, then an Apprenticeship could be the right career move for you.

The Apprentice will learn, work, earn and achieve a qualification all at the same time.

To achieve the Apprenticeship they will complete the following:

An industry designed and recognised Apprenticeship
End Point Assessment (Situational Judgement Test and Professional Discussion)

The Apprentice will work towards the following Functional Skills:

Mathematics up to Level 2
English up to Level 2

Learners who have already achieved GCSEs (A-C or equivalent) in Maths and English may be exempt from Functional Skills.

The Apprenticeship is work based, however the Apprentice may be required to attend College for functional skills if needed.

Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Standard.

Potential Careers:

Care Assistant
Care Worker
Support Worker

There are no formal entry requirements for an apprenticeship (unless an employer stipulates any themselves) however all potential apprentices will undertake a basic Maths and English assessment prior to enrolment.

Situational Judgement Test and Professional Discussion