Who is the apprenticeship for?
As an Adult Care Leader, you are essential to the smooth running of your care environment. This qualification is for those of you 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.
You will learn to be responsible for creating a supportive culture that values initiative and innovation and recognises the variety of skills of all team members within the service. You 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.
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Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care level 5
18 months
City & Guilds
What will you learn?
Whichever route you take, if you have the right attitude, you can go far in this industry.
As a Leader in Adult Care, you will learn how to guide and inspire your team to make a positive difference each service users’ life whether they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges. You will lead your care team 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 you learn?
Our Personal Tutors will deliver high-quality face-to-face learning and coaching and provide all the resources you 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 information so that you will always know where you’re at in your learner journey.
This apprenticeship will develop your 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
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Your pathway to success
The health and social care sector is essential in the UK, especially with factors including longer lifespan, better treatment and expectations of care delivery always rising. The Leadership & Management for Adult Care Level 5 apprenticeship will teach you the skills to fine-tune your skills for a long and successful career in this industry.
There is always room for growth and continuous development in this industry, so you can move up but undertaking a higher level apprenticeship programme in Management to progress your career.
If you’re interested in starting your Adult Care career with us, we can help you get there. Get in touch today!
Sunrise Healthcare
Paragon Skills work closely with us every step of the way. They really understood our operational and people development requirements, they listened to us and gave practical advice and suggestions during every stage of the design implementation process.
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