Children, Young People & Families Manager

Role Profile (what the successful candidate should be able to do at the end of the Apprenticeship) 
As a Children, Young People and Family Manager you will ensure direction, alignment and commitment within your own practice, your team(s), your organisation and across partnerships to help children, young people and families aspire to do their best and achieve sustainable change. You will build teams, manage resources and lead new approaches to working practices that deliver improved outcomes and put the child, young person or family at the centre of practice. 

You may work either as a Manager in Children's Residential Care or as a Children, Young People and Families Manager in the Community in a range of settings in local authorities, within health organisations, educational and early years settings or children's centres, as well as a wide range of private voluntary and community organisations. You could be solely responsible for the management of a team or service, or be part of a management team. To deliver effectively on a wide range of outcomes you will work on a multi agency basis with professionals from a wide range of backgrounds, as well as team leaders and managers from your own organisation.

With a focus on excellence in practice and improved performance, you will encourage Children, Young People and Family Practitioners to gain the skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours that will enable them to actively support each child, young person, young adult and family to achieve their potential. You will inform and improve practice by acting on research and new developments into how the needs of children, young people and families are best met. You will model the behaviours that encourage reflective practice, professional confidence and humility. You will challenge and support practitioners and ensure their practice is safe. You will develop and lead an ethos that will enable and inspire practitioners to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families. 
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Duration: Typically 24- 30 months if you do not possess one of the mandatory qualifications listed below, otherwise 12 to 18 months

​OPTION 1: Manager in Children's Residential Care

Standard Code	Apprenticeship Level	Standard ​Components	LARS No.	​Standard ID
308	Higher (Level 5)	Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services (QCF) Children and Young People's Management Pathway	60144385	ST0087
		Children, Young People and Families Manager Personal Attributes and Behaviours	Z0001981
		Functional Skills Maths Level 2	60342687
		Functional Skills English Level 2	60342900
		Disclosure Barring Service	n/a
		​EPA	​n/a

​OPTION 2: Children, Young People and Families Manager within the Community

Standard Code	Apprenticeship Level	Standard ​Components	LARS No.	​Standard ID
308	Higher (Level 5)	Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care	60144385	ST0087
		​Children, Young People and Families Manager Personal Attributes and Behaviours	Z0001981
		Functional Skills Maths Level 2	60342687
		​Functional Skills English Level 2	60342900
		​Disclosure Barring Service	n/a	​​
		​​EPA	​n/a

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