Protecting children from harm through safer recruitment practice

Duration: 1 day

Target group
Managers of children's residential & field work services, who already have knowledge & experience of working with child abuse & are involved in conducting the Warner compliant recruitment, screening & selection of staff.

Aim
To equip those who are involved in the recruitment & selection of staff with the knowledge & skill required to effectively implement safer recruitment procedures, which include necessary screening processes, e.g. visit to establishment, preliminary personal interview & selection interview.

Outcomes
By the end of this 1 day event, participants will be able to:

complete an outline selection of residential staff & implement the Warner Report recommendations in the recruitment and staff
explain the agency recruitment, interview & selection policy & procedure in place
list checks that need to be in place to prevent & detect abuse
explain why & how any 'bad' feelings about any staff member must be followed up
plan & implement the screening process
select & ask appropriate questions that will explore the applicants' life experience & how this has enabled them to develop the qualities, skills & aptitudes
set questions that will explore a candidates attitudes, understanding & expectations in areas such as:
- motivation for working with children & young people
- personal experience of parenting & being parented & caring for other people's children
- boundaries & approaches to discipline, including sexual boundaries & attitudes
- education, health, including mental health
- religion, racial, cultural & linguistic issues