Level 3 Community Health and Well-being Worker Apprenticeship

Community Health and Well-being Workers may work in different organisations and are commissioned by a range of agencies, including local government, the NHS, and other funders such as voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. The role of a Community Health and Well-being Worker is to understand local provision, develop relationships with individuals, communities and supporting organisations, and build on individual and community strengths to enable people to achieve what matters to them regarding their health and well-being.

You will be working in the rapidly expanding workforce who work in partnership with individuals and their communities to identify and address health and well-being needs, improve health, prevent ill health and reduce inequalities.

This Apprenticeship is suitable for the following job roles - Care or Service Navigator, Community Connector or Community Care Worker, Community Health Champion, Health Trainer, Live Well Coach and Social Prescribing Link Worker.

How we deliver this Apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship is delivered on a virtual basis, with an observation of practice, in your workplace by your own dedicated expert Clinical Healthcare tutor.

They will meet with you every month (virtually) to provide teaching and training to help you develop new knowledge and skills and guide you through the programme.

They will then assess your competence by observing you applying the new skills at work and helping you develop a portfolio of evidence to prove you have met the requirements of the Apprenticeship.

Qualifications included in this Apprenticeship

Level 3 Community Health and Well-being Worker Apprenticeship Standard

Functional Skills

Level 2 Functional Skills in English and maths (if required)

Progression

This Apprenticeship provides the foundation for progression into a number of career paths in the health and science sector including Public Health Practitioner, Operations Manager, Project Manager and Sector-specific Lead/Management roles. You can also progress onto the Level 5 Coaching Professional Apprenticeship Standard to become a Health and Well-being Coach.