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Working in Secure Accommodation for Young People

 

Who is it for?

This Skills Set has been created for staff working with young people who are placed in either a close support unit or a secure setting. It is important to recognise that these young people require the same care and attention as any young person who is placed in any care setting and any skills sets must recognise this. The reason why young people may be placed in either a close support unit or a secure setting are varied, but not all young people in these settings have committed any offences or are involved in any offending behaviour.
         
The SSSC Qualifications Criteria for Phase One Registrants identified that residential child care staff with supervisory responsibilities must hold one of a list of nominated qualifications. SVQ Level 4 in Care being one. Therefore staff in both close support and secure care settings undertaking this skills set would be working at a senior practitioner or first line manager level.

All care staff working in senior practitioner or first line managers positions within close support units or secure settings.

List of Skill Areas & Knowledge
Staff should select and complete 4 units from the following list. Unit selection should be based on job role and candidate need.
HSC 048    Demonstrate a style of leadership that ensures an organisational culture of open and participatory management and practice
HSC 049

Develop and maintain an environment which safeguards and protects children and young people
HSC 421 Promote employment, training and education opportunities for individuals
HSC 423 Assist individuals at formal hearings
HSC 436 Promote and manage a quality provision
HSC 447

Represent the agency in courts and formal hearings
HSC 448 Provide and obtain information at courts and formal hearings
HSC 449 Represent one’s own agency at other agencies’ meetings
HSC 451 Lead teams to support a quality provision

The HN Unit: “Caring for Young People in Secure Settings” will provide useful underpinning knowledge for this area of work and may cover some of the underpinning knowledge for the units listed above.

SCQF Credit Rating & Level:
The HN Unit, “Caring for Young People in Secure Settings” is set at SCQF Level 7. The SCQF level for the SVQ units will be published at a later date.
Links & Progression Routes:
This skills set links with the  SVQ4 in Health and Social Care and to the HNC Health & Social Care.
Assessment:
The units in this skills set must be assessed in accordance with the SVQ assessment guidance published SQA/City & Guilds for the SVQs in Health & Social Care. The HN unit must be assessed in line with the guidance published by SQA for the HNC Health & Social Care


 

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