Unit 504 Develop Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies Procedures and Practices in a Children’s and Young Person Setting. In every care setting there should be policies and procedures put in place to keep residents and staff safe in the home environment, these policies and procedures will be in line with the legislations that a company has to stick to by law. At Frances House we follow such legislations as;- * The Health and Safety at Work Act. * Health and Safety (first aid) Regulations. * Mental Health Act.
2.2 Roles and responsibilities when keeping children safe All governors and staff have a shared responsibility to safeguard children. They all have to be familiar with and follow setting’s procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children. However, there are certain designated persons in school with more specific roles and responsibilities, who must be contact to express concerns about a child’s welfare. All Staff and Volunteers To know how to work with the policy/procedures of the setting To know when and how to respond to when concern are raised To appreciate the guidance of the relevant Local Safeguarding Children Board To supervise children within set ratios To observe and monitor children to make sure they grown up in confidence To work as a part of professional team To monitor children health and general well- being To be a role model of positive behavior To be suitable qualified with full DBS clearance Protect children from harm from Internet/social media etc. Class teacher To work as a key person and actively engage with family in order to develop positive relationships and develop trust To maintain attendance record to maintain safe collection procedure for children The Designated Person for Child Protection (DPCP): has knowledge and skills for recognising and acting upon Child Protection concerns.
We must follow these policies for babies, young children and staff at all times. There are standards that influence our role such as: Codes of practice, such as internal policies and procedures set by the setting. Our Health and Safety policy at our Nursery. We need to follow this policy in our day to day work at the nursery. Clear safety rules for children’s behaviour.
Unit 009 Know the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting Outcome 1 1. Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting Children and adults in the work setting need to be kept safe. There are many legal and regulatory requirements in place that protect all adults and children in the setting. All early years settings have to comply with the framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. This covers safeguarding, suitable people, suitable premises/equipment, organisation and documentation.
I am expected to meet the standards of the EYFS in my work role in the following ways; Welfare- This includes keeping detailed records on Children and Parents personal details, Accidents, Risk assessments, Medications, Attendance Log, any visitors to the house during minded hours. I write observations daily and track each child’s development and progress. This is following the EYFS framework to ensure all six areas of learning are covered. This is delivered by a balance of Adult led and child led
We have policies and procedures in place which must be followed by all members of staff. A code of practice is also in place which outlines guidance on ways in which to work and the behaviour required from staff whilst doing their job. Training is provided regularly to ensure all staff are fully competent and have the necessary skills to do their job competently and efficiently. 1.2 - Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals. Individuals who use a care service for any reason or a resident of a care home are more vulnerable and are potentially more at risk of receiving some type of abuse.
1.1 Having a duty of care means to care for anyone that i come across within my line of work. It is my duty of care to make sure that all of my clients have everything they need, they get proper care and are respected and keep their dignity. Also that they maintain as much independence as possible and we promote independence as much as possible. It is also my duty to safeguard each service user and protect them where possible from harm. We have a duty to follow all risk assessments for each service user, attend all mandatory training and to report any unsafe practises that i see.
Unit 11 1 + 2 Duty of care It is our responsibility to make sure all the children are in a safe environment and are being looked after well at all times. We should all be seeing the potential dangers of things and making sure we abide by the national standards. All members of staff should communicate with each other at all times to prevent any miss-communication. Duty of care safeguards children by protecting them from anything that may cause them harm either through accidents or even spreading infections, you must make sure you set clear boundaries for children’s behaviour. I make sure I go by all these in my work role so I know I’m safeguarding the children to the best of my ability.
In my work role I also have a responsibility to provide a duty of care to all patients receiving care. This is `The legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services or exposed to your activities`. (Collins 2015) I am required to work to an excellent standard and quality of care, adhering to my organisations policies in my everyday practice. The trust value that I meet are; `We put our patients at the centre of everything we do’ `We focus on our people’ `We involve our people in making decisions’ and `We deliver excellence’ (Trust values booklet.) I am expected to ensure that all patients are treated fairly and with dignity and respect, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and diagnosis, and always act in the best interests of the individual whilst allowing them to be as independent as possible.
National legislation and guidance influence the development of local policies and procedures that affect everyday work with children and young people. Policies must cover the protection of all children and young people under the age of 18 and the content of the policy must be reviewed annually. Every child has the right to be kept safe by the adults who care for them. Before starting a new job I was