Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship
A Leader in Adult Care will guide and inspire teams to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges.
You must be responsible for business development, financial control, organisational resilience and continuity as well as for managing risk and leading on organisational change.
You can start this apprenticeship at any time, please contact us for further information.
This apprenticeship equips you to lead in adult care by developing:
- Leadership & Responsibility: Manage care teams and maintain professional standards.
- Care Planning: Create, review and adapt person-centred plans.
- Compliance & Safeguarding: Ensure safety, confidentiality and respond to concerns.
- Communication: Overcome barriers, influence others and maintain dignity.
- Health & Safety: Champion wellbeing, infection control and risk management.
- Professional Growth: Mentor colleagues and drive continuous improvement.
What you’ll be able to do
- Lead and deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
- Guide and support colleagues in best practice.
- Communicate effectively and promote equality and inclusion.
- Manage health, safety and wellbeing for individuals and teams.
- Take initiative and develop your own professional 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 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship Standard
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult 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.
You must hold a minimum of a Level 2 qualification or equivalent in English and maths - you will be required to complete an English and maths assessment prior to enrolling.
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.
You must have extensive occupational experience and be employed within the Health and Social Care sector.
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 | Leader in Adult Care Level 5
