Residential Child Care Manager
- Regulators
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- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Nations
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- Northern Ireland
- Sectors
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- Health and care
Regulatory or professional bodies
Primary regulator
- Regulatory authority
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Address
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7th Floor,
Millennium House,
9-25 Great Victoria Street
Belfast
BT2 7AQ - Email address
- registration@niscc.hscni.net
- Website
- https://www.niscc.info
- 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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Description of Social Care Workers) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003
- Website link to legislation
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/139/article/1/made