Course Outline
Are you looking for a challenging but rewarding career as a manager and leader within children’s services? This course is an apprenticeship for people who want to support a team to work in a children’s home. The programme will provide you with the knowledge, practical experience and wider skills needed to lead and manage residential services for the benefit of children and young people within their home.
Level 5 Children, Young People and Families Manager Role Profile
As an apprentice on the Children, Young People, and Families Manager programme, you will lead efforts to create positive, lasting change for children, young people, families, and carers. Demonstrating strong leadership and a commitment to their well-being, you’ll oversee the assessment of complex needs, make critical decisions on interventions or referrals, and adopt a forward-thinking approach that both challenges and empowers them to reach their full potential while ensuring their safety. As a manager or deputy manager in a children’s home, you will hold significant accountability and responsibilities, managing risks to ensure the best outcomes. Collaborating with professionals across services, you’ll share responsibility for improving outcomes, using evidence-based methods and regularly reflecting on your practice. In diverse settings, you’ll lead efforts to support children’s health, education, and development, helping them thrive and succeed.
Technical overview
Qualification Level
Level 5
Hours
30 work hours per week, plus up to 6 hours off the job training, depending on prior knowledge and experience
Course Duration
18 to 24 months depending on previous experience
Delivery Model
Blended – e-Learning, online group workshops, self-study, 1-1 reflective sessions
Link to apprenticeship specification
Delivery Locations
- Yorkshire
- East Midlands
- Greater Manchester
Is this course right for me?
This course is for you if you are already progressing in the field of children’s services, or if you have some experience leading in the children, young people and families sector, including children’s residential homes, residential schools or secure residential children’s settings. An apprenticeship is suited to someone who has the need and desire to learn new knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to their role in residential childcare leadership and management. You should be ready to lead in a challenging work environment where you are supporting a team and collaborating in a wider sphere of professionals to improve life for the children and young people your team support.
How is the course delivered and assessed?
The course is delivered through a blended model which means a mix of:
- Workplace delivery (both face-to-face and online classrooms)
- Observations of your practice in your workplace by your assessor
- Mentoring support from your employer and other staff
- 1-2-1 support from your class tutor
- Regular group workshops, facilitated online
- Self-study to complete assignments set by your tutor
- Your employer must allocate 20% of the total time you are employed to enable you to progress on your apprenticeship training. This will support you to learn new knowledge, skills and behaviours under the supervision of an experienced employer.
Funding eligibility and entry requirements
- You need to be employed in a relevant role, such as a manager, deputy manager or in a position where you can develop the skills required for the apprenticeship.
- You must be aged 18 or older, there is no upper age limit
- British citizen or resident in the UK for at least 3 years with the right to work
- Must achieve an initial assessment pass in Maths and English Level 1
Course completion
- All course work and practical observations as set by your tutor must be completed
- To complete you will need to pass an external “end point assessment” which includes an in-depth situational judgement test and a competence interview informed by a portfolio of evidence.
- Your course will be graded pass, or distinction
- You will be awarded a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare as well as the Level 5 Apprenticeship
- You will now be qualified to lead and manage a residential childcare setting.
