201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

Task A – Short Answer Questions

Ai: Imagine you are a newly appointed supervisor/manager within your service. You need to update your staff handbook to reflect current employment law. Identify three different sources of information you could use to enable you to do this.
The existing hand book, changes in the law since the last update, latest health and safety requirements.
Once you have identified a reliable source of information:
Aii
List three aspects of employment covered by law.
My contract and working hours, my rights at work, holidays and time off. List three main features of current employment …show more content…

Bviii Describe how your own work must be influenced by National factors such as Codes of Practice, National Occupational Standards, Legislation and Government Initiatives.

Bix a) Identify two different representative bodies which influence your area of work.
b) Describe the role of the two representative bodies you have identified.
Task C Career Pathway
Create a career pathway plan for yourself, indicating what opportunities are open to you as you progress in your chosen career. Indicate what you will need to learn or any qualifications you might need to gain in order to achieve your goals. Identify sources of information to help you achieve your goals.
I am currently a Senior Carer and would like to work up to Deputy Manager or even Manager. To become a Senior carer I had to be trained to do dressings, be a leader, how to deal with a death and admittance to hospital. How to use lifting equipment like a hoist properly.
To become a deputy manager I will need to have passed my NVQ level 3 and have previously worked as a Senior Carer or even Head of Care.

Task D Presentation or report
Prepare a presentation or report on an issue or area of public concern related to the care profession.
Your presentation or report should include:
• A description of the issue or area of