Safeguarding Children – Safer Recruitment and Safer Practice

Date: Wednesday, 26th May 2010  

Time: 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

Who Should Attend: Management or trustees of organisations who work with children and who have responsibilities for recruitment of staff or volunteers as well as for developing policies and procedures.

Course Overview: This short course offers a summary of the safer recruitment guidance. This course covers a range of best practice about recruiting people to work with children.

Please note: the Safer Recruitment and Practice is NOT about what action you should take to safeguard a child you suspect might be harmed or abused - for training in this subject please look at Child Protection.

Topics covered include:

• developing safe employment processes and a culture of safety within your organisation
• understanding the importance of planning a recruitment
• sending out the right message to potential candidates about the organisation being committed to the safety of children and young people
• developing processes to obtain relevant information about potential employees/volunteers
• revisiting and applying relevant legislation and guidance

Trainer: Carla Thomas, a local Safeguarding Children Board Training and Development Manager.

Course Fee: £20

To Book: please complete this booking form (opens in Word).

Further Information: please contact contact Sanja Kane, Workforce Development and Training Co-ordinator on 020 8255 3335 or email training@kva.org.uk