Level 4 Adult Care Course in Stourbridge

Name: Level 4 Adult Care Course in Stourbridge
Price: 725 GBP
Availability: InStock

Cost£725.00

Duration18 months

LevelLevel 4

DeliveryClassroom based

StartFlexible

Study modeFull-time

AttendanceDaytime

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About this course

Level 4 Adult Care Course in Stourbridge. Classes run at PhemaGrace Stourbridge. This full-time daytime adult care qualification prepares you to work as a lead practitioner, guiding and inspiring care teams to support people facing physical, emotional, social, and psychological challenges. You'll develop the depth of knowledge and values-based practice needed to lead at an operational level. The course takes 18 months. Entry requires Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths, plus a completed Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Who this course is for

Lead Practitioners in Adult Care guide and inspire team members to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges.

Lead Practitioners in Adult Care need to have achieved a level of self-development to be recognised as a lead practitioner within the care team, contributing to, promoting and sustaining a values-based culture at an operational level. They will need to have a greater depth of knowledge and expertise of particular conditions being experienced by the user of services, and have specialist skills and knowledge in their area of responsibilities which will allow them to lead in areas such as care needs assessment, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and enablement, telecare and assistive technology.

Entry requirements

Level 2 Award in Functional Skills English Level 2 Award in Functional Skills Mathematics Disclosure and Barring Service process

What you will learn

You'll develop the skills to lead and inspire a care team in adult social care settings.
You'll learn how to support people facing physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological, and intellectual challenges.
You'll build a values-based approach to care and learn how to promote and sustain that culture within a team.
You'll understand how to contribute to the quality and consistency of care at an operational level.
You'll develop your own professional practice to meet the standard expected of a lead practitioner.
You'll learn how to guide colleagues and contribute to their development within the care team.

How you will learn

Learning takes place in the classroom at PhemaGrace Stourbridge, with full-time daytime attendance across 18 months. Assessment is through a combination of written work, observations in practice, and professional discussions. You'll build a portfolio of evidence demonstrating your competence as a lead practitioner in adult care.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. PhemaGrace Stourbridge will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

Senior care assistant: leading day-to-day care for adults in residential or community settings.
Team leader in adult social care: supervising and supporting frontline care staff.
Care coordinator: organising and overseeing care plans for individuals.
Support worker (complex needs): working with adults with high-level physical or psychological support needs.
Residential care officer: managing care within a supported living or residential environment.
Community care lead: coordinating care delivery for adults living independently.

What you could study next

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care: the next step if you want to move into registered manager or service manager roles.
Level 5 Certificate in Education and Training: useful if you want to train or assess others within adult social care.
Registered Manager qualifications: required by CQC for those taking on legal responsibility for a regulated care service.

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