1. Adult Social Care Worker TrailBlazer
Helen Wilcox
Woodford Homecare

2. Employer Support 57 Employers across whole sector
6 Awarding Organisations
23Learning Providers
7 Miscellaneous including the Department of Health, JUC/SWEC and 5 Trade Associations

3. Three levels of employer involvement
Leadership – Task and Finish group
Contribution- All supporters including Employer Champions
Consultation All service areas of the Adult Social Care Sector

4. Task and Finish Group Organisation Name Lead Representative
Type of Employer
Woodford  HomeCare
Helen Wilcox
SME Domiciliary Care
West of England Centre for Inclusive Living (WECIL)
Gabbi
Micro Personal Budget
Hertfordshire County Council
Paul Rainbow
Large Local Authority
Hendra Healthcare (Ludlow) Limited
Vince Burmingham
SME Residential Care Home
Barchester Health Care
Mark kite
National Residential/Nursing Care
Hand in Hands
Michelle Dudderidge
SME Supported Living (LD)
Creative Support
Ray Corry
Large Employer LD/Mental Health
Oxford County Council
Helen Hannay
Local Authority
Housing 21
Emma McCarthy
National Employer

5. The Standard Levels Skills required to do the job
Apprenticeship Standard for Adult Social Care
Occupation, Adult Social Care Worker
Skills required to do the job
Knowledge required to do the job
Professional, interpersonal skills
Social care workers must:
• Protect the rights and promote the interests of service users and carers;
• Strive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of service users and carers;
• Promote the independence of service users while protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm;
• Respect the rights of service users whilst seeking to ensure that their behaviour does not harm themselves or other people;
• Uphold public trust and confidence in social care services; and
• Be accountable for the quality of their work and take responsibility for maintaining and improving their knowledge and skills.
Attributes and behaviours
May be populated from the code of practice detailed listings against the code titles??
Qualification
H&SC DIPLOMA
English and Maths
Levels
Level 2
level 2 or equivalent

6. Timelines
Early March; apprenticeship week - Public announcement of phase 2 Trailblazers
Mid June - Deadline for phase 2 trailblazers to submit standards (Standards will then go to a panel, and then to minister for approval).
Early July - Publication of approved phase 2 standards

7. Task and Finish Group Timelines
Two face to face meetings
21st March
3rd June
Ongoing weekly telecoms between the March and June face to face meetings.