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Learners who undertake the Level 5 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. Learners will be a leader of the care team and will develop and implement a values-based culture at a service or unit level. They may be responsible for business development, financial control, organisational resilience, and continuity as well as for managing risk and leading on organisational change.
Learners will have the responsibility for managing community or residential based services. This role has a large element of leadership, whether with other care workers and networks or in leading the service itself. A successful apprentice will have met all the requirements. Learners have a responsibility to ensure the service is safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs and well-led. They may be a registered manager of a service, unit, deputy, or assistant manager. They will be responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance of the care given and the values and training of staff with established standards and regulations.
These are personal attributes and behaviours expected from a Leader in Adult Care carrying out their roles. Individuals should be caring, compassionate, committed and demonstrate effective communication skills in the workplace.
Learners without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this prior to taking their End Point Assessment.
Here is the Skills England Page that details the full standard for this apprenticeship including the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that learners must demonstrate.
The Level 5 Leader in Adult Care qualification consists of two discrete assessment methods:
The performance in the Learners End Point Assessment will determine their overall apprenticeship standard and grade.
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Learners who undertake this apprenticeship have the responsibility of managing a community or residential based services. Leadership is crucial within this role, whether it’s with other care workers or in leading the service itself. A leader in adult care has the responsibility to ensure the service is safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs. They will be responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance of the care given and the values and training of staff with established standards and regulations. A successful apprentice will have met all these requirements.
Personal attributes and behaviours expected:
As a requirement of this Apprenticeship Standard learners will have to complete an End Point Assessment which includes an observation of leadership and a professional discussion with an independent assessor.
Learners will be assigned an assessor who will regularly observe you in your workplace and discuss your work and the work products you use. Besides working closely with your assessor, you will need to work independently to plan your assessments and complete assignments, reflective tasks and written work as needed to meet the learning outcomes and apprenticeship standard.
Qualifications
The Level 5 Children, Young People and Families Manager Apprenticeship is a nationally recognised work based programme for managers leading teams and services that support children, young people, and families. Learners must be working in a relevant sector for at least 16 hours per week to enrol.
It is suitable for managers working across children's residential care, local authorities, health organisations, early years settings, children's centres, and private, voluntary, and community organisations. Learners may be solely responsible for managing a team or service, or part of a wider management team.
Managers ensure direction, alignment, and commitment within their team, build effective teams, manage resources, and lead innovative approaches to practice. They champion excellence, act on research and new developments, and put the child, young person, or family at the centre of every decision to deliver improved outcomes.
Learners must be employed in a relevant management role working at least 16 hours per week and have the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and behaviours required by the apprenticeship standard. Learners without Level 2 English and maths must achieve these prior to completing their End Point Assessment.
The apprenticeship develops the leadership, strategic thinking, and management skills needed to progress into senior management and service leadership roles across children's services, residential care, health, education, and community organisations. It is the natural progression route from the Level 4 Children, Young People and Families Practitioner Apprenticeship.
The Level 4 Children, Young People and Families Practitioner Apprenticeship is a nationally recognised work based programme for those working with children, young people, and families to achieve positive and sustainable change in their lives. It includes the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare and is suitable for settings including children's homes, residential special schools, and secure children's homes.
The apprenticeship is suitable for practitioners working in children's homes, residential special schools, secure children's homes, and other settings supporting children and young people. Learners must be working in a relevant sector for at least 16 hours per week to enrol.
Practitioners take the lead in developing and delivering children's placement plans, supporting their health, education, social, and day to day needs. They work alongside other professionals and organisations, recognise and assess complex needs, and play a significant role in helping children and young people thrive and fulfil their potential.
The End Point Assessment consists of two methods, a Situational Judgement Test and a Competence Interview. Learners without Level 2 English and maths must achieve these prior to taking their End Point Assessment. Performance in the assessment determines the overall apprenticeship grade.
The apprenticeship provides a strong foundation for progression into the Level 5 Children, Young People and Families Manager Apprenticeship. It develops the leadership, assessment, and interpersonal skills needed to take on greater responsibility within children's services and residential childcare settings.
