"we stick with difficult cases, giving young people the space and opportunity to settle, develop and ultimately make progress"
Training
Young Foundations is firmly committed to the training and development of each member of staff in line with the National Care Standards, and to respond with flexibility to the variety of needs within our service.
Young Foundations has a very strong Training and Development infrastructure which fully reflects its Investors in People accreditation. Care staff are required to achieve their NVQIII in Caring for Children and Young People.
All new staff receive an initial structured induction, followed by regular supervision for the next six months, and monthly support thereafter. All new staff are also required to undertake further core training within the first six months of their probationary period.
Young Foundations' staff have access to a range of training programmes where we use both internal and external trainers and tutors. Training available to our residential staff includes:
- Induction and Foundation Training for residential workers
- NVQ 3 Social Care
- NVQ 4 Social Care
- A Units
- IV Awards
- Child Protection
- Children Act (1989) and the Human Rights Act 1998
- Managing Challenging Behaviour (MAYBO)
- Risk Assessments
- Health and Safety
- Food Hygiene
- First Aid
- Permitted and Prohibited Disciplinary Measures
- Separation and Loss
- Recording Skills
- Child Development
- Team Working
- Use of Restraint
- Issues of Race, Ethnicity, Religion and Culture
- Sexuality
- Health Education
- Safe handling of Medicines
- Healthy Eating and Food Hygiene
- Supervising Development
- Equality and Diversity
- Safeguarding