Community Health and Wellbeing Worker

Course Information

Introduction

Live your passion for Mental Health and Wellbeing with this Level 3 apprenticeship. Working in partnership with individuals and their communities, you will identify and address health and wellbeing needs, improve health, prevent ill-health, and reduce inequalities.

As a Community Health and Wellbeing Apprentice, you will also help support individual organisations drive their focus towards health and wellbeing within the workforce.

Overview

This apprenticeship involves working in partnership with individuals and their communities to identify and address health and wellbeing needs, improve health, prevent ill health and reduce inequalities.The community health and wellbeing apprentice will also help support individual organisations drive their focus towards health and wellbeing within the workforce.

Who is this course for?

Ideal for someone who wants to start a career supporting local communities and is passionate about mental health and wellbeing.

Course units/modules

• Help communities to build local resilience and identify strengths, capacity and resources that support their health and wellbeing
• Provide informed advice about local services and projects that support health and wellbeing
• Use preventative approaches to promote the health and wellbeing of individuals, groups and communities, addressing the wider determinants of health and causes of ill health
• Apply behavioural science to help people find practical solutions for better health and wellbeing

Benefits and skills

• Recognise, and help others to also recognise, the factors that impact on a person’s health and wellbeing that they can or cannot control or influence
• Assist individuals, groups and communities to recognise their needs, what is important to them, and their strengths in relation to their health and wellbeing
• Recognise when someone is in distress or crisis and how to ensure that the right support is available for them at the point of need

Entry requirements

The employer will agree to entry requirements for these apprenticeships. There are no formal entry requirements but GCSE grade 4 and above or equivalent in English and Maths would be an advantage.

Available Apprenticeships and Progression options

Careers could be:

• Community Connector
• Community Health Champion
• Live Well Coach
• Care Navigator

Assessment types

• Professional discussion
• Demonstration of practice
• Multiple choice test