Child Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework Level Three Target Audience (Agencies can specify Development Organisational Knowledge and skills: Learning outcomes the particular staff or Requirements responsibility volunteers) Knowledge of: Ability to: Those staff who: Access to learning and This will be determined by Key tasks to safeguard Develop working relationships Could potentially development activity the individual agencies and Children with other professionals contribute to that enables professional requirements. Threshold of Significant Understand their own role and the assessing, planning, staff/volunteers to it is recommended that it Harm role of others intervening and develop their skills in takes the form of: National, Regional and Work together to meet the needs evaluating the needs Level Three. Face to face/direct Local, policies, standards of children where there are of children (and input training (this can & guidance Safeguarding concerns parental capacity) be supplemented by Protocol for Identify learning from Case where there are ‘The Management Reviews safeguarding issues Relevant Conferences Joint Investigation Contribute to interagency Managerial Relevant Events by Police Officers safeguarding assessments and risk Supervisory role. Other learning and and Social Workers analysis Specific safeguarding development activity. of Alleged and Contribute to interagency role. Suspected Cases of safeguarding plans Child Abuse Understand the importance of – escalation regarding concerns Northern Ireland’ about a child (April 2013) Ability to challenge decision Models of Assessment making Impact of parenting in Ability to engage and challenge line with SBNI Strategic families in safeguarding Priorities
Child Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework Level Three Knowledge and skills: Learning outcomes Target Audience (Agencies can specify the particular staff or volunteers) Development Requirements Organisational responsibility Knowledge of: Key tasks to safeguard Children Threshold of Significant Harm National, Regional and Local, policies, standards & guidance ‘The Protocol for Joint Investigation by Police Officers and Social Workers of Alleged and Suspected Cases of Child Abuse – Northern Ireland’ (April 2013) Models of Assessment Impact of parenting in line with SBNI Strategic Priorities Ability to: Develop working relationships with other professionals Understand their own role and the role of others Work together to meet the needs of children where there are Safeguarding concerns Identify learning from Case Management Reviews Contribute to interagency safeguarding assessments and risk analysis Contribute to interagency safeguarding plans Understand the importance of escalation regarding concerns about a child Ability to challenge decision making Ability to engage and challenge families in safeguarding Those staff who: Could potentially contribute to assessing, planning, intervening and evaluating the needs of children (and parental capacity) where there are safeguarding issues Managerial Supervisory role. Specific safeguarding role. Access to learning and development activity that enables staff/volunteers to develop their skills in Level Three. This will be determined by the individual agencies and professional requirements. it is recommended that it takes the form of: Face to face/direct input training (this can be supplemented by Relevant Conferences Relevant Events Other learning and development activity.