Training provider
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE

Training course
Adult care worker (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Apply national standards, organisational policies and procedures, codes of conduct and ways of working that apply to own role.
• Follow national legislation, policies and guidance in adult social care settings, relating to health and safety within the scope of own role.
• Consider the human rights of individuals in adult social care settings, in line with organisational policies relating to equity, diversity and inclusion to support an open culture.
• Demonstrate a duty of candour, and duty of care acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm.
• Apply a person-centred, co-produced approach when developing relationships with individuals to support their health and wellbeing.
• Assist with conducting risk assessments, which focus on positive risk taking, to ensure the safety of yourself and others.
• Apply the principles of positive and proactive care and support for those with lived experience to proactively avoid or reduce escalation, de-escalate, and manage conflict.
• Customise information, advice and guidance to individuals with or without capacity or their representative to make informed, independent choices and decisions.
• Adapt approach to care and support for individuals with lived experience to meet their current and evolving cognitive and physical needs and conditions.
• Recognise and respect how an individual's capacity determines their ability to make informed decisions about their needs.
• Identify and respond to signs and symptoms of changes in the physical and mental capacity, mental health and wellbeing of those with lived experience, and monitor, record and report changes.
• Use appropriate communication methods that are adapted to respond to the needs of individuals, stakeholders and family members in adult social care settings, including verbal, written, non-verbal and digital communication.
• Develop personal resilience and access support to maintain wellbeing of self.
• Use record keeping systems to maintain clear and accurate records of interactions with individuals, and others ensuring security of information and data.
• Apply methods of digital working and communication and new care technologies to support improvements in own work setting.
• Record learning opportunities in line with organisational policies that support lifelong learning and meet the relevant standards.
• Record, use feedback and supervision to improve own practice to identify and support the development of individual goals and career opportunities.
• Contribute and agree to the personal development plan demonstrating support required for new learning goals and reflection on actual practice.
• Monitors safe and effective administration of medicines in accordance with national and organisational policies and the limitations of own role.

Training schedule

Level 2 Adult Care Worker Apprentice.

Essential qualifications

• GCSE in:
  • English (grade 4-9)
  • Maths (grade 4-9)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Committed
• Communication
• Customer Service
• Motivated
• Outgoing
• Patient
• Reliable

Founded by disabled people in 1991 to address the inequality of disabled people in arts and culture, Arcadea is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Our Mission is to challenge commonly held preconceptions of disabled people’s ability to make great art and to participate in the arts. Our aims are to create and provide the best opportunities for disabled people to participate in arts and culture. To challenge where possible and to remove barriers to participation of disabled people in the arts. To support disabled artists to take risks, innovate, learn and aspire to excellence in everything they do. To be continually improving our understanding of the needs of disabled people, the cultural environment and our work.

Our Values

• Above all else we value the individual, creativity of and creative potential within.
• We respect the diverse nature of disabled people and value the benefits of difference.
• We value excellence and quality and those that work towards both.

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Apprentices will be offered a guaranteed interview for a support worker role on completion of the apprenticeship, with a starting salary of £13.89 per hour & minimum of 20hrs per week on offer. As a small organisation there is scope for an ambitious individual to develop their role and progress into a more senior position.

The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051265.