Care Certificate Standard 1 – Understand Your Role Course

Care Certificate Standard 1 – Understand Your Role – Online Course

Course overview
This one-hour online course introduces the responsibilities, values and professional expectations associated with working in care. Learners explore their job roles, job descriptions, workplace policies and procedures, professional relationships, teamwork and reflective practice. The course also covers equality and diversity, personal development, responsibilities to others and reporting concerns. It is suitable for introductory learning, induction and refresher training, and carries one CPD point.

Please note: this course provides introductory Level 1 knowledge of Care Certificate Standard 1 – Understand Your Role. It does not replace any practical, regulated or role-specific training an employer may require.

What the course covers
• Understanding your role and job description
• Self-reflection and personal responsibilities
• Experiences, attitudes, beliefs and values
• Organisational aims, objectives, policies and procedures
• Core values in care
• Working relationships and professional boundaries
• Teamwork and working effectively with others
• Equality and diversity
• Personal development
• Responsibilities to others
• Working and personal relationships
• Working relationships in care settings
• Reporting concerns
• Reflective practice

Who is it for?
This introductory Level 1 course is suitable for people working in care who need to develop their understanding of their role and responsibilities. It may be useful for:
• Care support workers
• Healthcare assistants
• Social care workers
• Nursing assistants
• Home care workers
• Personal assistants and support workers
• Residential care workers
• New staff undertaking induction
• Existing staff completing refresher training or developing their knowledge

The course is relevant to care roles across residential care homes, hospitals, community care and domiciliary care settings.

Practical benefits
• Develop a clearer understanding of individual duties and responsibilities
• Recognise the importance of workplace policies and procedures
• Understand professional relationships, boundaries and teamwork
• Improve awareness of equality, diversity and core care values
• Identify opportunities for personal development and reflective practice
• Understand the importance of reporting concerns appropriately
• Support safe, respectful and person-centred working practices

What learners will be able to do
• Explain the main principles and terminology associated with understanding their role in care
• Recognise how their responsibilities relate to day-to-day practice
• Understand the importance of job descriptions, policies and procedures
• Identify how personal attitudes, beliefs and values may influence their work
• Recognise the importance of professional relationships and effective teamwork
• Understand the role of equality and diversity in care settings
• Identify personal development needs and opportunities for reflection
• Recognise when concerns should be reported
• Apply appropriate good-practice principles within the boundaries of their role

Assessment and certificate
Learners complete an online quiz at the end of the course. On successful completion, they receive a free CPD-accredited digital certificate that can be downloaded or printed. Unlimited exam retakes are available. The course is delivered online, provides instant access following purchase and includes one hour of learning with one CPD point.