Level 5 Leadership and Management Certificate - Working with Children, Individuals and Families - Virtual Training

This course equips leaders with the understanding, ability and confidence to lead and manage teams who support children, individuals and families. We know that this qualification fits latest policy and practice and meets the needs of leaders of the current workforce. We tailor it to meet the needs of each learner., it is not simply a tick box qualification. It provides valuable space to reflect on what good leadership and management looks like and always brings about positive changes in leaders. 

It is a 22 credit Level 5 qualification which consists of 3 units. It will be run as a mix of bite sized training modules, interactive group discussion/reflections, videos, worksheets, set assignments and reflective logs. We also have an unrivalled professional workbook.

It is supported by a 1-1 relationship with the trainer/assessor and is easy to follow. There is plenty of support available from the trainer and the peer group. It also has the benefit that you will get to network with others from different areas and learn from each other.

The course covers the fundamental areas that make effective leaders. It provides: 

• learners with understanding, skills, ability and confidence to go out and lead and manage those working with individuals and families with both complex and emerging needs
• training which takes into account the differing role that leaders and managers hold
• a programme which meets the need of a multi-agency partner workforce
• training in essential areas that have been identified as skill/knowledge shortages in practice including having coaching conversations and embedding service improvement  
• transformation in learners understanding and working practice in order to really make a difference for their staff/teams and ultimately individuals and families in order to improve outcomes
• a flexible programme with an opportunity to tailor content to meet local needs 

The programme is particularly suited to:

• anyone who leads teams working with individuals, children and families as a core part of their roles
• anyone looking to step up into a leadership role in this environment for the first time
• experienced practitioners looking for a regulated qualification

Units 

Leadership, Management & Supervision

This unit is designed to develop effective leaders who are able to use strategies to influence and challenge to achieve organisational objectives.

Learners will consider effective leadership, explore their own leadership styles, core values and drivers and learn how to build resilience and growth in themselves and others. They will feel confident to manage and drive improvement through staff support, supervision and performance management in services working with children, individuals and families.

Building effective relationships

This unit is designed to enhance relationships between all stakeholders working with children, individuals and families.

Learners will consider barriers to effective relationship building and how to gain commitment from others by understanding, influencing and negotiating.They will evaluate how they actively use their interpersonal skills to remove or overcome challenges or work towards change.

Learners will identify measures to evaluate the success of a range of stakeholder relationships.

Evidencing outcomes and embedding improvements

This unit is designed to support learners to understand and respond to a  variety of national/ local agendas around working with children, individuals and families. These will include the political environment, local and national data and how to identify and manage risk, benchmark and evidence performance.

Learners will also create a personal plan to drive performance improvement and quality.