Safer Recruitment of volunteers BJA Briefing for Clubs: 17th Sept 24
September 17, 2024
Facilitator:
Andrew Bowly, HISW
Aim:
To explore & reflect on good practice in safer recruitment of volunteers in clubs
Learning objectives:
Based on an understanding of offender behaviour to:
- Identify the key features of staff recruitment that help deter or prevent the appointment of unsuitable people
- Consider policies and practice that minimise opportunities for abuse or ensure its prompt reporting
- Help participants begin to review their policies and practice in recruitment with a view to creating a safer culture
Content:
- Scale of the problem – abused and abuser
- A model to understand abusers / abusing
- Application into a wider children’s workforce context
- Prevention of abuse through recruitment/selection
- Ongoing culture of vigilance
Supporting information:
Safer Recruitment Guidance – British Judo
Safer-Recruitment-Volunteers-in-Clubs-Guidance.pdf
ES699132_CCS156_CCS1018737888-002_Roles_Sports_Leaflet_Children.pdf
This is held online via Microsoft Teams
If you need any further information please contact: safeguarding@britishjudo.org.uk
