Residential Child Care Manager

Regulators
  • Social Care Wales
Nations
  • Wales
Sectors
  • Health and care

Regulatory or professional bodies

Primary regulator

Regulatory authority
Social Care Wales
Address

Registration Team, Southgate House
Wood Street
Cardiff
CF10 1EW

Email address
info@socialcare.wales
Phone number
+44 (0)3003 033 444

Regulation

Regulation summary

Standards for care homes are set by the Welsh Government and the detail is set out in the following regulations: The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/1264/contents/madeThe Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2019/757/madeThe Regulated Services (Penalty Notices) (Wales) Regulations 2017http://www.assembly.wales/laid%20documents/sub-ld11334/sub-ld11334-e.pdf

A residential children’s home (or children's home) is a place where children and young people live when they cannot be at home with their own families. Children's homes look after children from many different backgrounds and with often challenging life experiences.

As with all children, their individual needs and ambitions are encouraged by staff so that they can keep their sense of personal identity and, wherever possible, links with their communities.

The residential child care manager will set the operational direction and organise the effective running of the service provision to meet the setting’s statement of purpose.

Regulation type

Certification

Reserved activities

Residential Child Care Manager


Qualifications and experience

New professionals

Routes to qualification

A full list of qualifications and routes to register can be found on our website (https://socialcare.wales/qualification-framework)

Professionals from other UK nations

Routes to recognition within the UK

For further information on the routes to recognition for professionals outside the UK please contact InternationallyQualified@socialcare.wales.

Please apply to Social Care Wales and if your qualification has been assessed as equivalent elsewhere in the UK this will be considered as part of our process.

Professionals from outside the UK

Recognition for professionals outside the UK
All - there are routes to recognition for professionals from all countries
Summary of routes

Please see the below for information on how to register, and any post-recognition requirements: https://socialcare.wales/registration/how-to-apply.

Social Care Wales are currently reviewing any existing free trade and recognition agreements. In the meantime if you hold a qualification that you think is equivalent and allows you to practise in Wales please share it with us.

More about recognition for professionals outside the UK
https://socialcare.wales/registration/how-to-apply

Registration

Registration requirements

Please see the below for information on how to register, and any post-recognition requirements: https://socialcare.wales/registration/how-to-apply.

The majority of applicants do not need to complete a qualification post-registration.


Legislation

Title of relevant act or charter

Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

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