Apprenticeship Description

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 which is at the heart of person centred care

In this qualification the learner will develop the skills to become an agile professional member of staff who takes responsibility and will have a desire to achieve in all aspects of work.

Units Include:

• Implement person centred approaches in health and social care
• Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care
• Introduction to communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Handle information in health and social care settings
• The role of the health and social care worker
• Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Introduction to equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Contribute to health and safety in health and social care.

All learners must undertake the Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service process and provide the result prior to starting