Practical Core Skills

Safer Recruitment

This highly specialised course supports participants in developing their skills in recruitment to help spot warning signs that a candidate may be unsuitable to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults

In-house

1 day

up to 22 people face to face

up to 15 people remotely

Learning outcomes

Identify the key features of staff recruitment that help deter or prevent the appointment of unsuitable people
Consider policies and practices that minimise opportunities for abuse or ensure its prompt reporting
Help participants begin to review their own and their organisations’ policies and practices in recruitment with a view to making them safer

Description

This aim of this course is to provide all those involved in recruitment to help spot warning signs that a candidate may be unsuitable to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults, helping to mitigate the risk when hiring new personnel, and to create safer workforce processes.

This course is delivered by our expert facilitators who will bring their first hand experience and tailor the course to suit your learning needs.

Our course covers the following topics:

Introduce self and aims for today
The wider context and summary of legislation
Strategies employed by offenders
Features of a safer recruitment process
Making decisions using selection criteria and indicators
Areas of potential concern
Relevance of criminal offences
Safer workforce cycle
Features of a safer culture
Dealing with allegations against staff and volunteers in schools

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This course includes:

Case studies
Safeguarding practice reviews
Group work
Resources

Benefits of the course:

Up-to-date and in line with the key legislation and guidance in the UK
No pre requisites needed to join this course
Delivery from professional and expert facilitators in the field

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