child day care centre manager

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.

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Theoretical Knowledge

customer service company policies business management principles legal requirements in the social sector social justice child protection psychology social development social sciences project management budgetary principles accounting techniques corporate social responsibility

Practical Skills

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