# Competences — child day care centre manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fa6bd9e9-9631-4abe-b2f8-fad7bf8a819d).

## Essential

- **accept own accountability** (skill/competence)
- **address problems critically** (skill/competence)
- **adhere to organisational guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **advocate for others** (skill/competence)
- **advocate for social service users** (skill/competence)
- **analyse community needs** (skill/competence)
- **apply decision making within social work** (skill/competence)
- **apply holistic approach within social services** (skill/competence)
- **apply organisational techniques** (skill/competence)
- **apply problem solving in social service** (skill/competence)
- **apply quality standards in social services** (skill/competence)
- **apply socially just working principles** (skill/competence)
- **assess social service users' situation** (skill/competence)
- **build business relationships** (skill/competence)
- **build helping relationship with social service users** (skill/competence)
- **business management principles** (knowledge)
- **carry out social work research** (skill/competence)
- **child protection** (knowledge)
- **communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields** (skill/competence)
- **communicate with social service users** (skill/competence)
- **company policies** (knowledge)
- **comply with legislation in social services** (skill/competence)
- **consider economic criteria in decision making** (skill/competence)
- **contribute to protecting individuals from harm** (skill/competence)
- **contribute to the safeguarding of children** (skill/competence)
- **cooperate at inter-professional level** (skill/competence)
- **coordinate care** (skill/competence)
- **customer service** (knowledge)
- **deliver social services in diverse cultural communities** (skill/competence)
- **demonstrate leadership in social service cases** (skill/competence)
- **determine child welfare** (skill/competence)
- **establish daily priorities** (skill/competence)
- **evaluate social work program's impact** (skill/competence)
- **evaluate staff performance in social work** (skill/competence)
- **follow health and safety precautions in social care practices** (skill/competence)
- **implement care programmes for children** (skill/competence)
- **implement marketing strategies** (skill/competence)
- **influence policy makers on social service issues** (skill/competence)
- **involve service users and carers in care planning** (skill/competence)
- **legal requirements in the social sector** (knowledge)
- **listen actively** (skill/competence)
- **maintain records of work with service users** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets for social services programs** (skill/competence)
- **manage ethical issues within social services** (skill/competence)
- **manage fundraising activities** (skill/competence)
- **manage government funding** (skill/competence)
- **manage health and safety** (skill/competence)
- **manage health and safety standards** (skill/competence)
- **manage social crisis** (skill/competence)
- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
- **manage stress in the work place** (skill/competence)
- **meet standards of practice in social services** (skill/competence)
- **monitor regulations in social services** (skill/competence)
- **perform public relations** (skill/competence)
- **perform risk analysis** (skill/competence)
- **prevent social problems** (skill/competence)
- **promote inclusion** (skill/competence)
- **promote social awareness** (skill/competence)
- **promote social change** (skill/competence)
- **promote the safeguarding of young people** (skill/competence)
- **provide safeguarding to individuals** (skill/competence)
- **psychology** (knowledge)
- **relate empathetically** (skill/competence)
- **report on social development** (skill/competence)
- **review social service plan** (skill/competence)
- **set organisational policies** (skill/competence)
- **show intercultural awareness** (skill/competence)
- **social justice** (knowledge)
- **undertake continuous professional development in social work** (skill/competence)
- **use person-centred planning** (skill/competence)
- **work in a multicultural environment in health care** (skill/competence)
- **work within communities** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- accounting techniques (knowledge)
- advise on safety improvements (skill/competence)
- apply change management (skill/competence)
- apply person-centred care (skill/competence)
- apply strategic thinking (skill/competence)
- assess the development of youth (skill/competence)
- budgetary principles (knowledge)
- communicate with youth (skill/competence)
- corporate social responsibility (knowledge)
- create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
- handle children's problems (skill/competence)
- maintain relations with children's parents (skill/competence)
- manage budgets (skill/competence)
- project management (knowledge)
- social development (knowledge)
- social sciences (knowledge)
- supervise children (skill/competence)
- support children's wellbeing (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 10 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- child development — **30 %**
- childcare — **20 %**
- early years education — **20 %**
- relationship building — **20 %**
- team leadership — **20 %**
- activity planning — **20 %**

### Responsibilities

- family communication — **30 %**
- family partnership building — **20 %**
- team leadership — **20 %**
- environment maintenance — **20 %**

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