Lead Adult Care Worker

Apprenticeship, Level 3

Lead Adult Care Worker

As a Lead Adult Care Worker, you will make a positive difference to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional or intellectual challenges. You will be expected to take appropriate action to support individuals to maintain their independence, dignity and control.

By providing leadership, guidance and direction at the frontline of care delivery you will be instrumental in improving the health and wellbeing of those receiving care and support. Lead Adult Care Workers will in some circumstances have delegated responsibility for the standard of care provided and may supervise the work of other care workers.

Lead Adult Care Workers may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres or some clinical healthcare settings.

Job Occupations: Care Supervisor, Senior Care Worker, Senior Support Worker

(Practical period: 18 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 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship Standard.

Potential Careers:

· Care Supervisor
Senior Care Worker
Senior 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