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Skill Overview

"CORE: As a practitioner you will be working with children, young people and families, including carers, to achieve positive and sustainable change in their lives. You will demonstrate a passion to care for and about children, young people and families. You will be skilled in recognising and assessing the complex needs that children, young people and families often present. You will agree with the child, young person or family any specific interventions or referrals.  Your approach will be one of respectful curiosity that challenges and supports children, young people and families to achieve their potential and stay safe. You will work alongside other professionals and organisations to share the responsibility for improving outcomes. Each piece of work with a child or family will be different and you will exercise judgement on a range of evidence-based approaches to inform your practice. You will regularly evaluate the effectiveness of your methods and actions. Regular supervision with an experienced practitioner will encourage reflection on your practice. At the end of the apprenticeship the high quality of your practice will be making a real difference to those that you work with.
OPTION 1: Practitioner in children's residential care
You could be working in a number of settings e.g. a children’s home, a residential special school or a secure children’s home. The children might be living on their own or in a larger group. You will take the lead in developing and delivering the child's placement plan and will work with the child to support their health, education, social and day to day needs, playing a significant role in helping them to thrive and fulfil their potential 

OPTION 2: Children, young people and families practitioner within the community
You will understand the importance of and be skilled in, early intervention and safeguarding work. You will manage risk across the spectrum needs for children, young people and families'. You may work in settings as diverse as family homes, youth centres, early years, youth justice, children's centres, educational settings and the community. You will play a significant role in working across agencies to improve outcomes. You may work with particular age groups, across the full age range or specifically with families. By supporting the confidence and skills of children, young people and families you will help them to overcome barriers and maximise their independence.

Learning Objectives

Duties of the job role covered as part of the Apprenticeship:
"Duty 1:
Listening to young people so that they feel understood about what has happened to them and how they feel about their life, and feel confident that their voice is heard '
Diploma Links:
3.2 Understand how to safeguard and protect children and young people in residential childcare
3.3 Understand how to support children and young people who have experienced harm or abuse"																																
"Duty 2:
Helping the young person identify risk, and rasie awareness of when things are unsafe.
Diploma Links:
3.5 Support risk management in residential childcare
3.2 Understand how to safeguard and protect children and young people in residential childcare
3.12 Support children and young people in residential childcare to manage their health
3.13 Support the development of socially aware behaviour with children and young people in residential childcare
3.16 Participate in teams to benefit children and young people in residential childcare"																																
"Duty 3:
Identifying strengths and difficulties for young people and help ing them learn self/ourself. Preparing, making plans and agreeing next steps with the young person/people.
Diploma Links:
3.1 Understand the development of children and young people in residential childcare 
3.6 Assessment and planning with children and young people in residential childcare"																																
"Duty 4:
Supporting young people through the changes, sticking by them and checking how things are progressing and asking whether things were better for them.
Diploma Links:
3.10 Support the well-being and resilience of children and young people in residential childcare
3.6 Assessment and planning with children and young people in residential childcare
3.14 Engage in professional development in residential childcare settings"																																
"Duty 5:
Making difficult decisions when it is the right thing to do.
Diploma Links:
3.14 Engage in professional development in residential childcare settings
3.15 Support the rights, diversity and equality of children and young people in residential childcare"																																
"Duty 6:
Knowing what you are doing - understanding the law and knowing where to find other information and help the young people form creative ideas about how to make things better.
Diploma Links:
3.2 Understand how to safeguard and protect children and young people in residential childcare
3.11 Support children and young people in residential childcare to achieve their learning potential
3.15 Support the rights, diversity and equality of children and young people in residential childcare
3.17 Understand the care system and its impact on children and young people 
3.19 Support young people leaving care"																																
"Duty 7:
Thinking about things
Diploma Links:
3.4 Promote effective communication and information handling in residential childcare settings
3.14 Engage in professional development in residential childcare settings"																																
"Duty 8:
Including people who are important to the young person or could help them
Diploma Links:
3.12 Support children and young people in residential childcare to manage their health
3.16 Participate in teams to benefit children and young people in residential childcare
3.22 Work with the families of children and young people in residential childcare"

Funding Option

Funding Eligibility

For apprentices aged 16-21 the training costs are fully funded by the government. For apprentices aged over 21, there is a 5% co-investment which would be paid by the employer. Alternatively, the training costs can be covered by utilising the Apprenticeship Levy Fund.

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Applicant must be eligible for ESFA funding and in a job role where the duties in learning objectives can be undertaken as part of normal day to day activities

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