Lead Adult Care Worker - Apprenticeship Standard

You may work in one of the following job roles:


• Healthcare support worker
• Healthcare assistant
• Care assistant
• Personal assistant
• Relief team worker
• Night care assistant
• Support worker - supported living
• Residential, domiciliary or day services
• Home care support worker
• Substance misuse worker
• Mental health support or outreach worker
• Re-enablement worker
• Activity co-ordinator

These are the personal attributes and behaviours expected of all Adult Care Workers carrying out their roles:

• Care – is caring consistently and enough about individuals to make a positive difference to their lives

• Compassion – is delivering care and support with kindness, consideration, dignity, empathy and respect

• Courage – is doing the right thing for people and speaking up if the individual they support is at risk

• Communication – good communication is central to successful caring relationships and effective team working

• Competence – is applying knowledge and skills to provide high quality care and support

• Commitment – to improving the experience of people who need care and support ensuring it is person centred

You will need to be at least 16 years of age. If you have a GCSE Grade C in English Language and a GCSE grade C in Maths (or Level 2 Key Skills or Functional Skills), this will help you towards your qualification. If you do not have these qualifications, you will work towards level 2 functional skills in numeracy and literacy.

City & Guilds

Completion of the Lead Adult Care worker - Apprenticeship will stand you in good stead for progression onto Higher Education in subjects like nursing or midwifery and operating department practitioner roles in the care sector or management roles in care homes. Progression could lead to promotion in your job and taking on a more responsible role. You could also consider taking the Level 5 Foundation Degree Nursing Associate Apprenticehip (FdSc NA).