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Various start dates

24 months

City & Guilds

As a practitioner you will be working with children, young people and families, including carers,to achieve positive and sustainable change in their lives. You will demonstrate a passion to care forand about children, young people and families. You will be skilled in recognising and assessing the complex needs that children, young people and families often present. You will agree with the child, young person or family any specific interventions or referrals. Your approach will be one of respectful. Curiosity that challenges and supports children, young people and families to achieve their potential and stay safe.

You will work alongside other professionals and organisations to share the responsibility for improving outcomes. Each piece of work with a child or family will be different and you will exercise judgement on a range of evidence-based approaches to inform your practice. You will regularly evaluate the effectiveness of your methods and actions. Regular supervision with an experienced practitioner will encourage reflection on your practice. At the end of the apprenticeship, the high quality of your practice will be making a real difference to those that you work with.

Please note, a mandatory component of the Level 4 Apprenticeship is to complete mandatory units at Level 3.

Portfolio sessions will include theory research, practical tasks, work based projects, resource learning. Your assessor will plan, and assess your practical work in the workplace.

Some of the units you may study include:

• Development of children and young people
• Safeguard and protect children and young people
• Promote effective communication and information handling
• Support risk management
• Assessment and planning with children and young people
• Support group living
• Support positive outcomes for children and young people
• Support attachment and positive relationships
• Support the well-being and resilience
• Support children and young people in residential childcare to achieve their learning potential
• Support children and young people in residential childcare to manage their health
• Support the development of socially aware behaviour
•  Engage in professional development
• Support the rights, diversity and equality
• Participate in teams to benefit children and young people in residential childcare

You will be allocated an assessor who will guide you to complete a portfolio of evidence building evidence from knowledge and understanding to practical tasks.

You will need to have sufficient language and literacy skills to be able to achieve the qualification. Since this qualification is assessed in the workplace, you need to be employed or have voluntary position within a care setting that offers you suitable experience and the chance to demonstrate the necessary skills.

Undertake the Disclosure and Barring Service process and provide the result.

You will work closely with your assessor. Having regular tutorials and one-to-ones with your assessor are essential to aid success.

Please contact the Apprenticeship Recruitment Team on 01924 789469 or email apprenticeships@heartofyorkshire.ac.uk