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Is Apprenticeship

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Skill Overview

"Adult Care Workers are 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 through person centred care. 
Adult Care Workers work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, a person’s own home or clinical healthcare settings. 
Job titles might include: Care Assistant, Support Worker, Personal Assistant, Key Worker, Substance Misuse Worker, Learning Disability Support, Mental Health Support Worker or Re-enablement Worker. This standard enables the development of knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of a competent worker in this regulated industry."

Learning Objectives

Duties of the job role covered as part of the Apprenticeship:
"Duty 1:
The job you have to do - main tasks and responsibilities. 
Mandatory Diploma Links (Optional Units to be agreed with Apprentice and employer):- 
DC4 Implement person centred approaches in care settings 
DCHS7: Responsibilities of an adult care worker 
DC8 Duty of care"																																
"Duty 2:
The importance of having the right values and behaviours. 
Mandatory Diploma Links (Optional Units to be agreed with Apprentice and employer):- 
DC5: Equality and inclusion in care settings"																																
"Duty 3:
The importance of communication. 
Mandatory Diploma Links (Optional Units to be agreed with Apprentice and employer):- 
DC1: Communication in care settings. 
DC2: Handle information in care settings. 
DC4: Implement person centred approaches in care settings. "																																
"Duty 4:
How to support individuals to remain safe from harm (Safeguarding). 
Diploma links:- 
DCHS9: Safeguarding and protection in care settings"																																
"Duty 5:
How to promote health and wellbeing for the individuals they support and work colleagues. 
Mandatory Diploma Links (Optional Units to be agreed with Apprentice and employer):- 
DC6 Health, safety and wellbeing in care settings. "																																
"Duty 6:
How to work porfessionally, including their own professional development.
Mandatory Diploma Links (Optional Units to be agreed with Apprentice and employer):- 
DC3: Personal development in care settings"

Funding Option

Funding Eligibility

For apprentices aged 16-21 the training costs are fully funded by the government. For apprentices aged over 21, there is a 5% co-investment which would be paid by the employer. Alternatively, the training costs can be covered by utilising the Apprenticeship Levy Fund.

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Applicant must be eligible for ESFA funding and in a job role where the duties in learning objectives can be undertaken as part of normal day to day activities

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