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Children’s day service deputy manager / senior officer

These roles support the coordination of person-centred day service provision, including the management of buildings and staff where appropriate. Deputies assist the manager of the service in a number of the key management functions and will, where required, deputise for them.

Last updated: 19 February 2025

Registration is not required

To work as a Children’s day service deputy manager / senior officer

  • Option 1

    • City and Guilds Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care

    and

    • City and Guilds Level 5 Leadership and Management of Health and Social Care: Practice

  • Option 2

    • City and Guilds Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core

    and

    • City and Guilds Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Children and Young People)

  • Option 3

    • City and Guilds Level 4 Professional Practice in Health and Social Care

Other qualifications accepted

  • Other accepted qualifications that will be accepted for this job, if you don’t hold the current Welsh qualifications:

    • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Children and Young People's Management) Wales

    • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Children and Young People's Advanced Practice) Wales and Northern Ireland

    • NVQ 4 MRCC (assessed in a care setting)

    • NVQ 4 Health and Social Care (Children and Young People)

    • NVQ 4 Management (Assessed in a Social Care Setting)

    • NVQ 4 Care

    • Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care Services (Children and Young People) Wales and Northern Ireland

    • NVQ 3 Health and Social Care (Children and Young People)

    • NVQ 3 Caring for Children and Young People

Qualifications gained outside of Wales

The following information applies to you if:

  • you are working, or would like to work, as a social care manager in Wales and  
  • have a relevant qualification (from the UK or overseas) that isn’t listed on the qualification framework or the precedence list.  

Qualifications gained in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England

Qualifications achieved prior to December 2026

If you are a manager moving to Wales and hold a qualification (achieved prior to Dec 2026. The date of achievement can be found on your certificate) which is recognised by Skills for Care (England), the Northern Ireland Social Care Council or Scottish Social Service Council you should complete aspects of the All Wales induction framework for social care managers that are relevant to your role and the service setting.

QEA Process from January 2027

If you are a manager moving to Wales and hold a qualification in England, Northern Ireland or Scotland, you will need to check the [precedence list] to see if your qualification is accepted or not in Wales.

If the qualification is not already on the precedence list, you will need to request to have your qualification assessed through the Qualification Equivalency Assessment (QEA) process. You can find out more about this process on the [Qualification Equivalency Assessment] webpage.

International qualifications

If you are a manager moving to Wales and hold an international qualification you will need to check the [precedence list] to see if your qualification is accepted or not in Wales.

If the qualification is not already on the precedence list, you will need to request to have your qualification assessed through the Qualification Equivalency Assessment (QEA) process. You can find out more about this process on the [Qualification Equivalency Assessment] webpage.

Induction requirements

It is the responsibility of employers and the service provider to make sure that any person working at the service receives an induction that’s appropriate to their role – this includes managers. This induction is expected to be robust and accessible to prepare them for new and changing roles and responsibilities.

It is also expected that all new managers will receive The Social Care Manager – practice guidance for social care managers registered with Social Care Wales as part of their induction, along with the Code of Practice for Social Care Employers.