As a Youth Centre Manager, you will need to master following:

• accept own accountability
• advocate for social service users
• apply decision making within social work
• apply holistic approach within social services
• apply quality standards in social services
• assess social service users' situation
• budgetary principles
• build helping relationship with social service users
• carry out social work research
• contribute to protecting individuals from harm
• cooperate at inter-professional level
• corporate social responsibility
• customer service
• deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
• demonstrate leadership in social service cases
• evaluate social work program's impact
• evaluate staff performance in social work
• follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
• maintain records of work with service users
• manage budgets for social services programs
• prevent social problems
• review social service plan

More generally, a youth centre manager is also versed in:

• accounting techniques
• address problems critically
• adhere to organisational guidelines
• adolescent psychological development
• advocate for others
• analyse community needs
• apply change management
• apply socially just working principles
• apply strategic thinking
• build business relationships
• build community relations
• business management principles
• communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
• communicate with social service users
• comply with legislation in social services
• consider economic criteria in decision making
• develop a pedagogical concept
• ensure compliance with policies
• establish daily priorities
• impact of social contexts on health
• implement marketing strategies
• influence policy makers on social service issues
• involve service users and carers in care planning
• legal requirements in the social sector
• listen actively
• manage accounts
• manage ethical issues within social services
• manage fundraising activities
• manage government funding
• manage health and safety standards
• manage social crisis
• manage staff
• manage stress in organisation
• monitor regulations in social services
• perform public relations
• perform risk analysis
• promote social change
• provide safeguarding to individuals
• psychology
• relate empathetically
• report on social development
• set organisational policies
• social justice
• social sciences
• undertake continuous professional development in social work
• use person-centred planning
• work in a multicultural environment in health care

It also helps to know the following:

• promote inclusion
• analyse goal progress
• apply conflict management
• apply organisational techniques
• communicate about youth's well-being
• develop professional network
• establish collaborative relations
• liaise with local authorities
• maintain relationships with government agencies
• pedagogy
• present reports
• promote social awareness
• promote the safeguarding of young people
• show intercultural awareness
• work within communities