iCQ Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare

Overview

This qualification is designed for those working or aiming to work in a residential childcare setting. It equips learners with the knowledge, understanding, and practical skills required to support the well-being and development of children and young people in care. | The qualification enables the learner to gain essential skills and knowledge to support children and young people in residential childcare settings, including wellbeing and resilience, positive relationships and attachments, health and safety, sexual exploitation, communication, positive behaviour and positive outcomes. It also offers the learner the opportunity to cover optional topics which are particularly suited to specific residential childcare and respite care settings. | New residential care workers will need to achieve the qualification within two years from employment

Units & Modules

- Support group living in residential childcare | - Understand how to safeguard and protect children and young people in residential childcare | - Participate in teams to benefit children and young people in residential childcare | - Understand how to support positive outcomes for children and young people in residential childcare | - Support attachment and positive relationships for children and young people in residential childcare | - Understand how to support children and young people who have experienced harm or abuse | - Support the rights, diversity and equality of children and young people in residential childcare | - Support the well-being and resilience of children and young people in residential childcare | - Promote effective communication and information handling in residential childcare settings | - Engage in professional development in residential childcare settings | - Support children and young people in residential childcare to achieve their learning potential | - Support risk management in residential childcare | - Support children and young people in residential childcare to manage their health | - Assessment and planning with children and young people in residential childcare | - Understand the development of children and young people in residential childcare | - Support the development of socially aware behaviour with children and young people in residential childcare

Assessment

The qualification will be assessed by a portfolio of evidence. Your personal assessor will conduct monthly meetings via Teams to review and develop your progress towards the qualification. | All assessments need to be passed, and each will directly assess the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the qualification.