This course is designed to provide those with management responsibilities in children’s residential settings with the knowledge and skills required to manage health and safety within their areas of responsibility. The target audience includes Registered Individuals, Children’s Home Registered Managers and managers working in Fostering and Adoption agencies.
Description
The course is ideal as an induction for those new in post, part of ongoing professional development and also as refresher training.
Why should employers invest in this course?
- Demonstrate senior commitment to strategic health and safety management
- Peace of mind offered by training that’s nationally recognised
- Ensure legal requirements are met with regard to management training
- Reduce costs associated with health and safety failures
- Develop the skills of your managers
What will Delegates get out of it?
- It will give them knowledge and skills to lead on health and safety issues they are responsible for
- Greater awareness of effective safety management tools
- Develop confidence and make informed decisions on health and safety issues in their setting
- Contribute to the success of their organisation
Learning Outcomes
- Underpinning knowledge of sector accident, ill health and fire loss data
- Knowledge to benchmark local health and safety management systems
- Essential skills and confidence to build and lead a modern and robust health and safety culture
- A straightforward approach to risk management
- Safety awareness and personal responsibility within your team
- Knowledge to avoid the common mistakes that lead to accidents and ill health in children’s residential settings each year
Programme Course content includes:
- Course introduction
- Children’s residential safety in perspective
- Reacting to unplanned events
- Risk assessment in practice
- Managing inspection and audit regimes
- Record and document management
- Managing premises
- Managing employees
- Evaluation and action planning
No open dates currently scheduled
