Care Worker (Adult) – Level 3 Standard

Leading frontline care for vulnerable adults within their own homes, day care centres, residential and nursing homes and other healthcare settings.

As a Lead Adult Care Worker you
will make a positive difference to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional
or intellectual challenges. You will
be expected to exercise judgement
and take appropriate action to
support individuals to maintain their independence, dignity and control.

By providing leadership, guidance
and direction at the frontline of care delivery, you will be instrumental in improving the health and wellbeing
of those receiving care and support. Lead Adult Care Workers will in
some circumstances have delegated responsibility for the standard of care provided and may supervise the work of other care workers.

This exercising of autonomy and accountability means leading and supporting others to comply with expected standards and behaviours. Adult Care Workers have responsibility for providing supervision, frontline leadership, guidance and direction

for others, or working autonomously, exercising judgement and accountability.

Typical roles 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
• 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.

Lead Adult Care Workers may work
in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres or some clinical healthcare settings. This apprenticeship also covers the role of Lead Personal Assistant who can work at this senior level but may only work directly for one individual who needs support, usually within their own home.

Programme duration

Typically 18 months.

Entry requirements

Grades 9–4 (A*–C), including English Language and maths – one of English Language or maths must be grade 9–4 (A*–C).

Functional Skills Level 1 can be used
as equivalent to GCSE grade 3 (D) and Functional Skills Level 2 can be used as equivalent to GCSE grade 4 (C) or above.

Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.