Safer Recruitment

Delivery Method: Open
Duration: 1 day

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Overview

This 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.

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

Our open courses are hosted by expert facilitators, providing specialist advice, group discussion and unique opportunities for personal and professional development, along with a certificate of achievement upon completion.

2025 Course Dates

Wednesday 21st May 2025