Safer Recruitment
Safer recruitment training helps your team understand the safer recruitment process. Delivered on-site by our experienced trainers, with practical work wherever the subject allows.
About the course
Understand the safer recruitment process
By the end of the course, delegates will:
- Explain why recruitment is a safeguarding activity
- Identify the information that must be held for every person employed
- Write a job description and specification that stand up
- Ask lawful questions at the right stage of the process
- Run a structured, scored and defensible interview
- Obtain satisfactory evidence of conduct, and act on a weak reference
- Determine the right level of criminal record check for a role
- Carry out right to work checks correctly and consistently
- Manage conditional offers, induction and probation
- Apply the same standard to agency, bank and volunteer staff
What you’ll cover
Full course content
Everything the course covers, exactly as our trainers deliver it:
Why This Is Regulated
- Recruitment as safeguarding
- What must be held
- Who counts as employed
Designing the Role
- Job description
- Person specification
- Values and the advert
Applications and Shortlisting
- Form, not CV
- What you may not ask yet
- Shortlisting fairly
The Interview
- Structured and scored
- Safeguarding attitude
- Gaps and risky questions
References and Conduct
- Not two references
- The questions that matter
- Verifying the referee
Criminal Record Checks
- Regulated activity
- Getting the level right
- Handling a disclosure
Right to Work
- Share codes
- Penalties and scope
- Sponsorship
Offer and Induction
- Conditional offers
- Health, after the offer
- Care Certificate
Agency Staff and Concerns
- The duty is yours
- Bank and volunteers
- The duty to refer
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These subjects sit naturally alongside this course, and we can combine courses into one visit.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Where is the training delivered?
All of our training is delivered on-site at your service, anywhere in the UK. We come to you, so there are no travel costs or venue hire for your team. This course is theory-based, so we can also deliver it virtually over Zoom if that suits your team better.
How long is the Safer Recruitment course?
It runs as a half day (3 hours) course, delivered in one visit unless stated otherwise.
How many delegates can attend?
Up to 15 delegates per session.
Do delegates receive a certificate?
Yes, every delegate receives a certificate on completion. We recommend refreshing every year.
How much does the course cost?
We price every course on application, based on your dates, location and delegate numbers. Use the contact buttons below. We reply quickly with a quote.
Can we combine courses into one visit?
Yes. Many clients build a full training day from shorter courses, and we can deliver several subjects in one visit. Just tell us what your team needs.
Do you only train care providers?
No. This course suits care settings, schools & colleges, offices & workplaces, charities, public sector. If your sector isn’t listed, ask and we’ll tailor the course to your setting.
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We bring Safer Recruitment training to your service
Delivered on-site at your service, nationwide, with pricing on application. Tell us your dates and delegate numbers and we’ll reply quickly with a quote.
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