Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker Advanced Apprenticeship

As part of this Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker Advanced Apprenticeship you will be taken through the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to be a Lead Adult Care Worker which include:

• Support individuals they are working with according to their personal care/support plan
• Implement/facilitate the specialist assessment of social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals with cognitive, sensory and physical impairments
• Provide individuals with information to enable them to exercise choice on how they are supported
• Demonstrate dignity in their working role with individuals they support, their families, carers and other professionals
• Use and facilitate methods of communication preferred by the individual they support according to the individual’s language, cultural and sensory needs, wishes and preferences
• Work in partnership with external agencies to respond to concerns of abuse
• Promote healthy eating and well-being by supporting individuals to have access to fluids, food and nutrition
• Demonstrate the management of the reduction of infection, including the use of best practices in hand hygiene
• Develop risk assessments and use them in a person-centred way to support individuals safely including moving and assisting people and objects

All learners will have a dedicated trainer/assessor who will plan learning and support you in the Gateway to End Point Assessment. You may be required to attend college and you will receive regular workplace assessments which will assess competency and you will be required to sit a number of exams during the length of the programme in addition to creating a portfolio of learning.

20% of the training will be delivered off the job and this can include: Simulation, online learning or training from employers, shadowing, mentoring, industry visits, attendance at competitions and support in writing assignments.

You will need to pass the Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care and have completed the Care Certificate. You will then be independently assessed by a 3rd party through a synoptic end-point assessment which will include two distinct components. Firstly, the completion of a situational judgement test answered through a multiple choice exercise and secondly a professional discussion. The assessment will demonstrate that the apprentice can apply their knowledge, skills and behaviours in an integrated way and will satisfy the requirements for the award of an apprenticeship certificate.

On successful completion of the Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker Advanced Apprenticeship, you can progress to a Level 4 Lead Practitioner in Adult Care.