Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship
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.
Typical job titles include Care Officer, Care Supervisor, Senior Care Worker, Supervising Care Worker, Senior Support Worker, Relief Team Leader, Social Work Assistant, Social Services Officer, Outreach Development Worker, Community Support Worker, Community Outreach Worker, Community Development Worker, Family Support Worker or Personal Assistant. These could all specialise in a variety of areas such as learning disability, mental health, drug and alcohol misuse, homecare, dementia and end-of-life care.
You can start this apprenticeship at any time, please contact us for further information.
This apprenticeship develops the knowledge, skills and behaviours to lead in adult care, including:
- Leadership & Responsibility: Understand your role, lead colleagues and maintain professional boundaries.
- Care Planning: Create, monitor and review person-centred care plans.
- Compliance & Standards: Apply statutory standards, duty of care and organisational policies.
- Communication: Overcome barriers, use preferred methods and maintain confidentiality.
- Safeguarding: Recognise and respond to abuse, complaints and unsafe practices.
- Health & Safety: Manage infection control, fire safety, risk assessments and wellbeing.
- Professional Development: Mentor others, work collaboratively and reflect on practice.
What you’ll be able to do:
- Deliver and lead high-quality, person-centred care.
- Guide and support colleagues in best practice.
- Communicate effectively and champion dignity, equality and inclusion.
- Promote health, safety and wellbeing for individuals and teams.
- Take initiative, solve problems and continuously develop your skills.
Your progress and development will be assessed at regular stages - this is likely to be a combination of assignments, activities, exams, reflective discussions, expert witness testimonies and observations in the workplace.
The employer and training provider will formally sign-off your readiness for the independent End Point Assessment (EPA) at 'gateway'. Gateway is the point at which you have met and can confidently apply the minimum knowledge, skills and behaviours required, as detailed within the apprenticeship standard.
Performance in the EPA will determine your overall apprenticeship grade i.e. pass, merit or distinction.
This apprenticeship programme consists of on-the-job and off-the-job training. You will receive on-the-job training from your employer and complete independent study as part of your off-the-job learning.
Your independent study will be recorded in a reflective learning log to capture evidence of your experiences, reflections and achievements.
A Skills Development Tutor will be allocated to you and will deliver learning and assessment sessions on a regular basis, liaising with your work-based mentor to monitor progress. This gives you the opportunity to do real work, develop work-based skills that employers value and progress in your chosen career.
On successful completion, you will achieve the following:
- Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Standard
- Level 3 Diploma in Care
- Functional Skills Maths and English (if relevant)
You may wish to progress to a higher level of study, please speak to your Skills Development Coach for information.
If you do not hold a Level 2 English and maths qualification you may achieve these prior to taking the End Point Assessment.
Functional Skills is no longer a mandated requirement for apprentices aged 19 or above. However, some programmes may have minimum entry level requirements for English and maths due to the nature of the programme. Apprentices who wish to opt out of Functional Skills must have approval from their employer.
To work in this industry you will need an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
There is no cost to the apprentice. Please get in touch for further information.
If you are an employer, please visit:GC Education & Skills Business | Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3
