Develop and Implement Policies & Procedures to Support the Safe Guarding of Children and Young People
We make sure at C and C we have policies and procedures in place for safeguarding and child protection: * protects children and young people from harm and abuse * enables staff to know what to do if they are worried * Shows that our staff is responsible and has pride in its work.
In England the law states that people who work with children have to keep them safe. This safeguarding legislation is set out in The Children Act (1989) and (2004). It also features in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (to which the UK is a signatory) and sets out the rights of children to be free from abuse. The Government also provides guidance in their document Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013.
Jobs that involve caring for, supervising or being in sole charge of children or adults require an enhanced DBS check (previously called an enhanced CRB check).
Within the recruitment process at C and C the staff have to write a full comprehensive list of their work history and if there are any employment gaps they would be questioned and they would have to explain the gaps in the employment. They would also need to complete safe guarding and safe care training before they began working in the houses. New staff would also shadow more experienced staff to follow all the C and C safe guarding policies and procedures.
The current legislation which underpins the safe guarding of children is called working together to safeguard children – a guide to an inter-agency working to safe guard and promote the welfare of children.
National and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding that affect a practitioner’s day to day work relating to;
Childcare practice
The Education Act 2002 poses a duty in the home authorities to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people. This affects my day to day work as I must be aware of the child protection procedures at all times, such as how to spot the signs of abuse, how and
In England the law states that people who work with children have to keep them safe. This safeguarding legislation is set out in The Children Act (1989) and (2004). It also features in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (to which the UK is a signatory) and sets out the rights of children to be free from abuse. The Government also provides guidance in their document Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013.
Jobs that involve caring for, supervising or being in sole charge of children or adults require an enhanced DBS check (previously called an enhanced CRB check).
Within the recruitment process at C and C the staff have to write a full comprehensive list of their work history and if there are any employment gaps they would be questioned and they would have to explain the gaps in the employment. They would also need to complete safe guarding and safe care training before they began working in the houses. New staff would also shadow more experienced staff to follow all the C and C safe guarding policies and procedures.
The current legislation which underpins the safe guarding of children is called working together to safeguard children – a guide to an inter-agency working to safe guard and promote the welfare of children.
National and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding that affect a practitioner’s day to day work relating to;
Childcare practice
The Education Act 2002 poses a duty in the home authorities to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people. This affects my day to day work as I must be aware of the child protection procedures at all times, such as how to spot the signs of abuse, how and