Understand Safeguarding of Children and Young People
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Unit 16 - Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector)
There is a number of skills knowledge and experiences needed to complete my role as manager successfully. My role is Site management, Management of staff and leadership of resident care. This makes for a large and varied role.
The most important role it to take care of my residents and ensure they always remain safe. I do this by knowing and implementing the safeguarding procedure when needed. To do this I must know all policies and procedures and practices for safe working.
On a day to day basis all staff must be trained in safeguarding. If abuse of any sort occurs this must be reported to the local authority, the providing authority and CSSIW. I must inform next of kin and the police. This is then managed by the local authority and I will support and remain the information provider as required. I may be required to investigate.
If an allegation of abuse is made I would ask the person who made the allegation to come in to meet me. I would take a statement from that person. This is part of the initial fact finding investigation. From here I can send the information to my HR advisor and area manager and take the matter from there.
I would then invite the accused in for a fact finding meeting to investigate further. If it was established abuse had occurred I would safeguard straight away and cease any further investigation until advised to continue. If abuse has occurred and a resident is at risk then I would suspend the accused pending full investigation.
If an allegation is serious and places residents in immediate risk I would inform the local safeguarding team immediately of the allegation, and may need to suspend the accused from work immediately pending further investigation. I would take lead from the safeguarding team on any investigation which needs to take place.
Abuse can be described as many things. Sign of abuse can be if a...
There is a number of skills knowledge and experiences needed to complete my role as manager successfully. My role is Site management, Management of staff and leadership of resident care. This makes for a large and varied role.
The most important role it to take care of my residents and ensure they always remain safe. I do this by knowing and implementing the safeguarding procedure when needed. To do this I must know all policies and procedures and practices for safe working.
On a day to day basis all staff must be trained in safeguarding. If abuse of any sort occurs this must be reported to the local authority, the providing authority and CSSIW. I must inform next of kin and the police. This is then managed by the local authority and I will support and remain the information provider as required. I may be required to investigate.
If an allegation of abuse is made I would ask the person who made the allegation to come in to meet me. I would take a statement from that person. This is part of the initial fact finding investigation. From here I can send the information to my HR advisor and area manager and take the matter from there.
I would then invite the accused in for a fact finding meeting to investigate further. If it was established abuse had occurred I would safeguard straight away and cease any further investigation until advised to continue. If abuse has occurred and a resident is at risk then I would suspend the accused pending full investigation.
If an allegation is serious and places residents in immediate risk I would inform the local safeguarding team immediately of the allegation, and may need to suspend the accused from work immediately pending further investigation. I would take lead from the safeguarding team on any investigation which needs to take place.
Abuse can be described as many things. Sign of abuse can be if a...