Lead Adult Care Worker (Level 3)
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Description
Lead Adult Care Workers 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. In addition, Lead Adult Care Workers have responsibility for providing supervision, frontline leadership, guidance and direction for others, or working autonomously, exercising judgement and accountability. Lead Adult Care Workers may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres or some clinical healthcare settings. As well as covering Lead Adult Care Workers this standard also covers Lead Personal Assistants who can work at this senior level but they may only work directly for one individual who needs support and/or care services, usually within their own home.
Duration
18 months
Most Suitable For
Suitable for new recruits or current staff who are wanting to progress in to a lead role, gaining new skills and knowledge to move forward in the career pathway. Suitable for various roles in care.
Award
Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Standard Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care
Additional Funding
For Social Care Employers:
For all Employers:
- If apprentice is under the age of 25, Employer may not have to pay Class 1 Employer National Insurance. Full details and criteria are found here.
- For apprenticeships starting between 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025, employer may be eligible for £1,000 if apprentice is aged 16 - 18 years old, OR aged 19 - 24 years old and has either an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan provided by their local authority and / or has been in the care of their local authority. Full details and criteria are found within the ESFA Funding Rules.
- Some Councils are providing incentive payments to local small employers who recruit and employ young apprentices. To find out more, including eligibility and how to apply for an incentive, please visit Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub (details within the GRANT presentation)
- Lancashire County Council incentive is £3,000 for 100 Lancashire employers
- Chorley Council incentive is £1,500 for Chorley employers
- Fylde Borough Council incentive is £5,000 for Fylde employers recruiting a new apprentice who is a Fylde resident.
Start Date
Four times a year
Teaching Delivery
Blended with both face-to-face (Eastgate Campus Leeds City College, Keighley College and Harrogate College) and online teaching and resources.
Key Learning Requirements
Apprenticeships require learners to achieve specific new knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs), which are detailed in the Apprenticeship Standard. These are achieved by;
1) Programme Teaching; online coaching sessions , workshops (every 4 weeks) and online resources.
2) Independent study; such as assignment/project research and write up
3) Learning in the workplace; shadowing colleagues, completing programme assigned work based projects, day-to-day development within your current role duties/work activities, reflections with mentor, relevant training sessions.
Modules
This programme has fixed module delivery (you are unable to choose the modules studied). A list of modules is available on the course webpage or course materials.
Placements
This programme does not require external placements to be completed
Assessments
Assignments, reflective accounts, presentations, professional disucssions, mock interveiws and discussions along with a portfolio of evidence to support all elements of EPA.
Key Candidate Entry Requirements
•Preferably, evidence of English and Maths at GCSE C/4 or above /Functional Skills Level 2 / Equivalent
•Apprentices without level 2 English and Maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.
• Employed 30 hours or more per week for the duration of the apprenticeship. The apprenticeship duration may be extended to support staff who work less than this (will be looked at on individual basis)
•Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service
•Meet the 15 standards as set out in the Care Certificate
Key Employer Entry Requirements
•Offer minimum 30 hours per week. The apprenticeship duration may be extended to support staff who work less than this (will be looked at on individual basis)
•Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service
•To attend review meetings with the assessor and apprentice every 8-12 weeks to discuss progress.
•To support the learner with off the job training.
Listed as an Approved Provider under an NHS Procurement
Yes
Application Timescale
It takes on average 1 month to complete all application stages for this programme.
If recruiting to this position, additional time will be required for recruitment and advertising stages.
Additional Training Hub Support
Primary Care Employees:
• Have access to all resources provided by the L&SCPC Training Hub such as Digital training, Health and Wellbeing support and events.
• The HCSW webpage highlights options and resources suitable for this role, such as phlebotomy training. https://lscthub.co.uk/health-care-support-worker-hcsw/
Social Care Employees:
• Have access to all resources provided by the L&SCSC Training Hub such as training, Health and Wellbeing support and events.
Pathway
On successful completion of this apprenticeship, examples of further development via apprenticeship options could include; Lead Practitioner in Adult Care , Assistant Practitioner, Nursing Associate or Leadership routes
HASO Apprenticeship pathway tool is available
hereCareer progression does not have to be linear. Entry criteria may differ per provider and varied routes may be available depending on the individuals prior learning and experience.
Information Last Updated
11/09/2024
Programme Resources
Onefile and Onefile resources.
Apprenticeship Standard
If you would like to know anything further about the programme itself, please contact: Cheryl Pemberton on [email protected]
How to Apply
If you would like to discuss or apply for an apprenticeship either for yourself, a member of staff or a vacancy for a new recruit, please complete the appropriate Training Hub Expression of Interest Form from the following options. This allows the apprenticeship team to complete basic pre-checks and to ensure the advice and guidance provided to you is tailored to your service. When relevant, application instructions (including tuition fee and funding instructions) will be sent.
Primary Care Online Expression of Interest Form. If you would like to discuss anything first, please email [email protected] or call Olivia on 07735161775
Social Care Online Expression of Interest Form. If you would like to discuss anything first, please email [email protected] or call Dawn on 07796 060023
