Skip to main content

This is a new service - your feedback will help us to improve it.

Residential Child Care Manager

Regulators
  • Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Nations
  • Northern Ireland
Sectors
  • Health and care

Regulatory or professional bodies

Primary regulator

Address

7th Floor,
Millennium House,
9-25 Great Victoria Street
Belfast
BT2 7AQ

Phone number
+44 (0)2895 362 600

Regulation

Regulation summary

Residential child care manager- compulsory registration with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council.

Must hold a social work qualification and have a minimum of three years experience working with children and young people who have experienced significant trauma.

Residential child care manager-shapes and delivers the care of the children and young people who live in the home. They manage and support staff to deliver the highest standards of care for the children and young people.

Regulation type

Licence

Reserved activities

Social work- discharge statutory functions including safeguarding.

Protected titles

Social work is a protected title in Northern Ireland.

More about regulated activities and titles
http://www.niscc.info

Qualifications and experience

New professionals

Routes to qualification

Undertake the Degree in Social Work- offered by Queen's University , Ulster University and the Open University in Northern Ireland.
Rest of UK - social work degrees - information can be found on UCAS.
niscc.info- career guidance.

More about qualification
http://niscc.info

Professionals from other UK nations

Routes to recognition within the UK

Social workers who qualified /registered in other parts of the United Kingdom can apply to be registered with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council.

More about recognition within the UK
http://www.niscc.info

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

Social workers who qualified outside the UK can apply to have their qualification assessed by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council.

More about recognition for professionals outside the UK
http://www.niscc.info

Registration

Registration requirements

Residential child care managers- must register with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council Part One.
Registration must be maintained , an annual fee must be paid, continuing professional development (CPD) must be undertaken , a minimum of 90 hours each three year registration period.

More about registration
http://nissc.info

Legislation

Title of relevant act or charter

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Description of Social Care Workers) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003

Licence Finder

You may need licences and permits to carry out certain activities in the UK. These are called authorisations. Use the licence finder to find what you need.