1. self care training – welcome!
module 1
the role of the care worker

2. Module 1 outcomes On completion of this module learners will:
Reflect on the current role of the community care worker
Recognise the key duties of the care worker
Examine the key responsibilities and motivations of the care worker

3. Did you know?
You work as part of a team of 1.31 million people directly employed in adult social care.
This breaks down as:
764,000 – care workers
141,000 – support workers
131,000 – manager/supervisors
90,000 – social workers/nurses and occupational therapists
(The State of the Adult Social Care Workforce, England 2008)

4. The vital role you play Key duties
Supporting personal care and appearance
Supporting mobility
Supporting emotional well-being
Supporting rehabilitation
Supporting health care needs
Supporting terminally ill people
Providing information to individuals, families, your employer, other professionals

5. Your role brings with it…

6. These responsibilities include…
Promoting the person’s rights
Promoting choice
Promoting dignity
Promoting respect
Promoting independence
Maintaining confidentiality
Protecting others from abuse
Managing work rotas
And all in a day’s work!

7. Group discussion
So, what motivates you
to be a care worker?

8. Remember the system will not survive without YOU
It is estimated that by 2025 an extra 1.2million extra adult social care staff will be needed
(Skills for Care - using data taken from the National Minimum Data Set for Social Care 2008)
So new types of working is not about replacing you, but is about:
Targeting your existing skills
Focusing your support on enabling more choice and control
for the people you support
Enabling people to lead healthier and happier lives

9. Self Care Training Manual: Implementing the Common Core principles for Self Care
© Skills for Care, 2009.
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This material may be reproduced for non-commercial distribution in aid of social care workforce development, provided the copyright notices and acknowledgements are included in each reproduction.
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Referencing:
Short reference: Skills for Care, 2009
Long reference: Skills for Care, Self Care Training Manual: Implementing the Common Core Principles for Self Care (Skills for Care, Leeds, 2009)
Acknowledgements:
This material was commissioned from jdee Training and Lancashire County Council by Skills for Care’s New Types of Worker programme in the north west. It was researched and compiled by Shaun Douglas Galley and Sarah Johnson.