Who is the apprenticeship for?
Adult Care Leaders are essential to the smooth running of a variety of care settings. This qualification is for those who are currently in a deputy role and are looking to move into higher management, or for a Registered Manager who is looking to gain a relevant qualification.
This individual is responsible for creating a supportive culture that values initiative and innovation and recognises the variety of skills of all team members within the service. They will ensure that the policies and procedures required to ensure the well-being and quality of life of the service users are followed and the values of your business are adopted by all team members.
Typical roles that this apprenticeship will support are:
Site Manager
Assistant Manager
Deputy Manager
Unit Manager
Service manager
Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care level 5
12-18 months
City & Guilds
What will they learn?
While on the programme your employees will learn how to guide and inspire thier teams to make a positive difference each service users’ life whether they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges.
They will learn to lead your care teams and will develop and implement a values-based culture at a service or unit level. Depending on the setting you may also be responsible for business development, financial control, organisational resilience and continuity as well as for managing risk and leading on organisational change.
How will they learn?
Our Personal Tutors will deliver high-quality face-to-face learning and coaching and provide all the resources your employee will need to progress quickly. Our intuitive learner management system ‘Bud’ will really bring the subject to life through interactive learning tools, access to complementary online resources and relevant social communities, as well as provide real-time learner information so that you will always know what your employee is learning and how they are progressing.
This apprenticeship will develop your employees’ knowledge, skills and behaviours in the following areas:
Knowledge
- Guidance and codes of practice
- Principles of risk management, assessment & outcome
- Change management
- Performance & appraisals
- Legislation & policy around diversity, equality & inclusion
- The value of learning & professional development
- Theories of leadership & management and their application to Adult Care
- Creating a culture
- supportive of whistleblowing
Skills
- Systems & processes to ensure compliance
- Lead & support others
- Encourage others to be involved in co-production of service operation
- Implementation of practices to champion diversity, dignity & fairness
- Translate policy & guidelines into understandable information to a range of audiences
- Develop & lead a culture that values courage
- Support colleagues, recognise & respond to potential signs of abuse/unsafe practices
- Comply with health, safety & risk policies
- Self-improvement & reflective learning
Behaviours
- Caring consistently – making a positive difference to people’s lives
- Delivering care with kindness, consideration, dignity and respect
- Doing the right thing and speaking up if individuals are at risk
- Communicating to enable successful, caring relationships and effective team-working
- Applying knowledge and skills to provide high-quality care and support; commitment – improving the lives of people who need care and support
Blue Cedars
Emma Jayne-Wise
I completed my Level 2 Health and Social Care and my tutor was brilliant. I am now working towards my Level 3 in Health and Social Care and would recommend Paragon Skills to anyone wanting to expand their knowledge.
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