Recruiting staff and volunteers
Ensuring the safety of children in your group starts by taking reasonable steps to avoid unsuitable people working with children by having a recruitment / enrolment process in place
- Groups that employ paid staff and paid volunteers should have a formal staff recruitment process in place
- Groups that have volunteers or helpers should have an enrolment procedure
- All groups should ensure that new members of staff or volunteers understand their role and receive support
- All recruitment and enrolment procedures should embrace the principles of equal opportunities
Supporting new staff and volunteers
Ensure new staff, volunteers or helpers receive support when they start and are aware of how your group functions. You can achieve this through discussion but also ensure they:
- Have a copy of your code of conduct
- Have read your equal opportunities policy
- Understand your child protection procedures
- Are aware of any relevant health and safety procedures they should follow
- Know who in the group / organisation they should contact if they have any concerns
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