Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England) covers the knowledge and skills required to work in a Leadership and Management role in a range of settings, where services support individuals with different needs. The qualification contains some units which are competence-based and some that are knowledge-based.

The qualification is aimed at leaders & managers in a range of child care settings such as:

• Residential services for children

• Domiciliary care services

• Day services

• Respite services

• Community based services

If you work in any of the following job roles, this course would be perfect for you:

• Registered Managers

• Managers

• Assistant Managers

• Deputy Managers

This qualification covers a range of skills and knowledge relating to Leadership & Management of Child Care services in England, including: decision-making, safeguarding, leading and managing services, service improvement, leading person-centred care and governance and regulatory requirements.

Mandatory units

All learners who enrol upon this course will need to complete these mandatory units. These units are standard to every learner, regardless of their pathway choice. These units will help the learner:

• Use and develop systems that promote communication
• Promote professional development
• Champion equality, diversity and inclusion
• Develop health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
• Work in partnership in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
• Undertake a research project within service for health and social care or children and young people

Pathway choices

When a learner enrols on the course, they will also have to choose a pathway that is most applicable to their working environment. The pathways we offer are:

Pathway B – Children and young people residential

This course is ideal for learners who work with children and young people in a residential environment (such as a care home). This course will teach learners how to manage a team, safeguarding children and young people, and how to assess an individual in a health and social care setting.

Pathway E – Adult residential

This course is ideal for learners who work with adult learners in a residential environment (such as an elderly care home). This course will teach learners how to manage a team, protecting vulnerable adults and managing group living for adults.

Pathway F – Adult non-residential

This course is ideal for learners who work with adults in a non-residential environment (such as a day care service). This course will teach learners how to manage a team, lead active support and develop procedures and practice to respond to concerns and complaints

Assessment

This qualification is competency-based, with evidence being gathered by the candidate as they undertake their normal work duties day-to-day. This content will form the basis of their portfolio. The evidence must reflect policies and procedures of the workplace as stated by current government legislation.

Throughout the qualification candidates must work with a minimum of two service users. The assessor will use a variety of assessment methods. Direct observation, examination of work products, and even testimonies by expert witnesses will all be utilised to determine success. One of our assessors will visit you at your workplace during your qualification to undertake observations of you at work. These shadowing sessions will be planned in order to capture the required amount of information in one visit and to try and cause minimal disruption to your routine and employer.

Knowledge-based units will be assessed using a range of methods, including projects, reflective accounts, assessor questions, assignments and professional discussions.

Candidates will have full access to support from our assessors via telephone, email, and web links.