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Safer recruitment is vital to protecting children in care. If you don't know the correct vetting practises when it comes to recruiting staff to work with children under your care, you could be putting those children at serious risk of mental and physical harm. Make sure you know how to check the people you are recruiting.
Safer recruitment is vital to protecting children in care. If you don't know the correct vetting practises when it comes to recruiting staff to work with children under your care, you could be putting those children at serious risk of mental and physical harm. Make sure you know how to check the people you are recruiting.
The aim of this course is to increase your knowledge of the recruitment process and documentation, as well as the relevant laws and legislation.
The key points covered in this course are:
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (SVGA 2006)
Clarifications to the SVGA 2006, SVGA 2006
The new criminal records and barring scheme (PoFA 2012)
A new definition of regulated activity
Controlled activity
Registration and continuous monitoring
Job and person specifications
Equal opportunities policy
Application forms
Advertising