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child day care centre manager

Child day care centre managers provide social services to children and their families.

Description

Child day care centre managers provide social services to children and their families. They supervise and support child care workers and manage the childcare facilities. Child day care centre managers have the responsibility for strategic and operational leadership and management of staff teams and resources within and or across child care services.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

company policies social justice legal requirements in the social sector psychology business management principles customer service child protection

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

budgetary principles social sciences project management accounting techniques corporate social responsibility social development

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

relate empathetically implement marketing strategies build helping relationship with social service users set organisational policies apply decision making within social work monitor regulations in social services promote the safeguarding of young people perform risk analysis use person-centred planning manage budgets for social services programs promote social awareness communicate with social service users manage health and safety standards apply socially just working principles evaluate social work program's impact promote social change demonstrate leadership in social service cases meet standards of practice in social services promote inclusion advocate for social service users manage fundraising activities perform public relations work within communities maintain records of work with service users undertake continuous professional development in social work implement care programmes for children coordinate care address problems critically manage staff follow health and safety precautions in social care practices influence policy makers on social service issues contribute to the safeguarding of children communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields carry out social work research work in a multicultural environment in health care apply problem solving in social service analyse community needs manage stress in the work place report on social development manage government funding provide safeguarding to individuals cooperate at inter-professional level establish daily priorities deliver social services in diverse cultural communities comply with legislation in social services apply quality standards in social services manage ethical issues within social services apply holistic approach within social services accept own accountability involve service users and carers in care planning prevent social problems advocate for others consider economic criteria in decision making manage health and safety apply organisational techniques manage social crisis contribute to protecting individuals from harm show intercultural awareness listen actively assess social service users' situation determine child welfare adhere to organisational guidelines review social service plan evaluate staff performance in social work build business relationships

OPTIONALOptional competences

apply person-centred care apply strategic thinking assess the development of youth communicate with youth handle children's problems apply change management create solutions to problems advise on safety improvements support children's wellbeing supervise children maintain relations with children's parents manage budgets

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)